Comprised exclusively of clinical cases involving Dupuytren's contracture this concise
practical casebook will provide clinicians in orthopedics and hand surgery with the best
real-world strategies to properly diagnose and treat this recurrent disease of the fascia. Each
chapter is a case that opens with a unique clinical presentation followed by a description of
the diagnosis assessment and management techniques used to treat it as well as the case
outcome and clinical pearls and pitfalls. Initial chapters discuss non-operative treatments
ranging from orthosis tissue mobilization corticosteroid injections needle aponeurotomy and
collagenase injections. Various surgical interventions follow including fasciotomy
fasciectomy open palm and dermatofasciectomy. Chapters discussing the use of skin grafting
illustrating the special challenges associated with revision surgery and end of the line
interventions such as arthrodesis and amputation are also included. Less common aspects of
Dupuytren's are reviewed as well as are cases that address treatment and special consideration
in younger patients the role use of dynamic external fixators in Dupuytren's care correction
of distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint contractures and treatment of dorsal finger (Garrod's)
nodes. Pragmatic and reader-friendly Dupuytren's Contracture: A Clinical Casebook will be an
excellent resource for orthopedic and hand surgeons alike.
