Dupuytren Contracture Procedure Choices
By: Charles Eaton
In: #Dupuytren,
Biomarkers,
Collagenase,
Dermofasciectomy,
Dupuytren contracture,
Dupuytren Foundation,
Dupuytren research,
Fasciectomy,
Fasciotomy,
General,
Needle Aponeurotomy
Jan 6, 2016
If a hand progresses from early Dupuytren disease (nodules, dimples, cords with no limitation of motion) to Dupuytren contracture, treatment should be considered. The best compromise between the ordeal of a procedure and the best long term outcome is to treat either when the finger is either awkwardly bent or if the bend of one joint […]
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2015 International Symposium on Dupuytren Disease
On: Jul 1, 2015
By: Charles Eaton
In: #Dupuytren,
Dupuytren contracture,
Dupuytren Foundation,
Dupuytren research,
Dupuytren Society,
Dupuytren Symposium,
Dupuytren's,
Dupuytren's Contracture,
Dupuytren's Diathesis,
Dupuytren's Disease,
Dupuytren's Symposium,
Fasciectomy,
Fasciotomy,
Genetics,
myofibroblast,
Needle Aponeurotomy,
Peyronie's,
Radiotherapy,
Recurrence,
Xiaflex
The May 2015 International Dupuytren Symposium in Groningen, The Netherlands was very productive. A textbook based on the proceedings is in the works. Video presentations are rolling out on http://Dupuytren.tv
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Dupuytren Roundtable Discussions
On: Feb 20, 2011
By: Charles Eaton
Here are links to two recently published roundtable discussions by experts in the field of Dupuytren’s. Although these were discussions by surgeons for surgeons, they are really just conversations and quite readable. They highlight the current challenges both surgeons and their patients face with Dupuytren’s disease and provide insight into future efforts to develop a […]
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Personal experiences with Xiaflex and Needle Aponeurotomy
On: Mar 17, 2010
By: Charles Eaton
Xiaflex is now available, and is generating reports by both traditional writers and self published social media authors. There are now two minimally invasive treatments for contractures due to Dupuytren’s disease – Xiaflex injection and needle aponeurotomy – with relative advantages and disadvantages of each. The following video was made by a Dupuytren’s patient, documenting […]
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Needle Aponeurotomy and Xiaflex compared
On: Feb 14, 2010
By: Charles Eaton
Xiaflex (Collagenase) has finally been approved by the FDA for the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture. When work began on the development of collagenase to treat Dupuytren’s contracture, the bar was pretty low: anything better than fasciectomy in terms of either safety or efficacy would be a great advance. No other treatment options were available in […]
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FDA approves Collagenase for Dupuytren’s
On: Feb 3, 2010
By: Charles Eaton
Collagenase (Xiaflex) has been approved by the FDA for treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture, after years of intensive laboratory and clinical trials. Collagenase enzymatic fasciotomy is more similar to needle fasciotomy than to either open fasciotomy or fasciectomy in terms of rapid recovery and low complication rate. Compared to needle release, collagenase enzymatic fasciotomy should eventually […]
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Luck and Dupuytren’s
On: Feb 1, 2010
By: Charles Eaton
Needle aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s is not that new. It’s a new twist on the very first operation described for Dupuytren’s, percutaneous fasciotomy, which was performed by Cooper years before Dupuytren’s famous presentation. Adams wrote extensively about his results with percutaneous fasciotomy for Dupuytren’s in the late 1800s. Before Lermusiaux began using a needle for percutaneous […]
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Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s
On: Jan 29, 2010
By: Charles Eaton
Needle aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s contracture is a type of fasciotomy performed under local anesthesia. Compared to fasciectomy, it is less of an ordeal for the patient in terms of both procedure and recovery and has a lower complication rate. This report (full text: http://www.dupuytrenfoundation.org/DupPDFs/2008_Cheng_1610.pdf) reviews one group’s experience with needle aponeurotomy.
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