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IDDB Research for a Cure: Enrollment is Open
Today is the day. The International Dupuytren Data Bank is now live. Independent. Crowdsourced. Massive. Free. The biggest Dupuytren research study ever. Enroll now at DupStudy.com Tell everyone with Dupuytren disease to enroll. DupStudy.com Together, we will find a cure.
Three types of Dupuytren disease?
It’s important to understand the difference between Dupuytren disease (any Dupuytren like changes in the hand – with or without contracture) and Dupuytren contracture (a bent finger due to Dupuytren like changes). An unsolved issue is variability of disease. It is not known what percent of people with early Dupuytren changes (a lump,
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Raise Dupuytren Awareness: Eurordis photo contest
The best way to raise awareness of Dupuytren disease is to show people what it looks like. Here’s your chance to represent the Dupuytren community! http://www.eurordis.org/photo-contest
Options For Severe Dupuytren Recontracture 2/2
The three traditional treatments for severe recurrent Dupuytren contracture are PIP joint fusion, dermofasciectomy and amputation. These have been reviewed here. The list of alternative approaches is growing, particularly for the most difficult problem of PIP joint recontracture. The problem is that over time, the tendons and ligaments of a
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Will Winford’s Dupuytren Challenge: Climbing El Capitán for a Cure
Dupuytren disease is a challenge. So is climbing straight up the side of a tall mountain with your bare hands. Today Will Winford, a 27 year old rock climber with Dupuytren disease, begins his conquest of both – climbing the 3000 vertical feet of El Capitán and using this to help raise
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The Knowledge Gap
Dupuytren disease has fallen through a gap in a system which ordinarily leads to better and better disease treatment. One side of the gap is that at its core, Dupuytren disease is a medical disorder, from some subtle biologic imbalance. The other side is that although Dupuytren disease does many
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Blue Eyes, Dupuytren Disease, and Alcoholism
A recent study linked blue eyes with genetic risk for alcoholism. Interesting, because Dupuytren disease is more common in people with light colored eyes and according to some studies, Dupuytren is linked to chronic alcoholism. It’s a match! Or is it? Other studies conclude alcoholism is not a risk for Dupuytren disease. Both Dupuytren and blue
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2015 International Symposium on Dupuytren Disease
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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Options for Severe Dupuytren recontracture 1/2
The worst and unsolved part of Dupuytren contracture is recontracture after treatment, and then recontracture after retreatment. Most people don’t have this problem, but when they do, the most common joint to have this problem is the small (pinky) finger PIP joint – the joint in the middle of the
Recent Dupuytren Publications
- Challenges and innovations in the surgical treatment of advanced Dupuytren disease by percutaneous needle fasciotomy: indications, limitations, and medico-legal implications
- Adjuvant Treatment with Celecoxib after Collagenase Injection for Dupuytren Contracture: A Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial
- Biochemical and Histological Differences between Longitudinal and Vertical Fibres of Dupuytren's Palmar Aponeurosis and Innovative Clinical Implications
- Alterations in the Structure, Composition, and Organization of Galactosaminoglycan-Containing Proteoglycans and Collagen Correspond to the Progressive Stages of Dupuytren's Disease
- CASTing the net wider: A case report of PLACK syndrome associated with dilated cardiomyopathy