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Dupuytren Foundation Interviews: What research needs to be done?
Hand surgeons answer the question: “What research needs to be done to help people with Dupuytren disease?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr4dKa37hus&list=PLSEyPqK1WriRbR54v3EBxfXkjCzsYFJuN&index=3
Google Glass and Dupuytren Procedures
A neat use of Google Glass to record procedures for Dupuytren disease:http://glasshandsurgery.blogspot.com/2014/11/google-glass-used-in-hand-surgery.htmlNext step is to miniaturize the view and track down the culprit molecules!
Dupuytren Foundation Matching Gift Opportunity
We will Doubleyour Dupuytren Donation Dollarsthru December! Dupuytren Foundation matching gift details here. Donate here!.
Big data editorial
The path to understanding Dupuytren disease is being built on evolving technologies: patient crowdsourcing; genetic analysis; big data. We’re not alone. This editorial discusses the impact of big data on medical research:http://www.amjorthopedics.com/uploads/media/ajo043090399.pdf.
Dupuytren Minute Message: Sports and exercise 3
Tread Lightly on Your Palms Dupuytren biology involves myofibroblasts, provoked by mechanical forces, among other things; nice review article here: http://goo.gl/3XSOkp. Stretching fingers backward – intuitive, logical …and probably the exact wrong thing to do for Dupuytren. Pushups? Use pushup handles or fist pushups on padding; same for yoga downward
Video Interviews: What would hand surgeons want for their own Dupuytren disease?
Rolling out the second video from a series of interviews at this year’s annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Each video features surgeons answering one question about Dupuytren disease. Twenty hand surgeons answer the question “What’s your plan if you get Dupuytren disease?” http://youtu.be/94JHxC-FZW0 Stay tuned for more
Dupuytren Minute Message: Sports and Exercise 2
Rock Climbing and Dupuytren Disease Rock climbing increases risk of Dupuytren contracture. Read the full article here: http://goo.gl/Ns2xOE The more hours spent, the greater the risk. Why? Dupuytren biology is fed by mechanical stress. Stress alone won’t give you Dupuytren disease, but with genetic Dupuytren risk, stressing your palms might
Dupuytren Minute Message: Sports and Exercise:
Mind Your Grip Sports and Exercise: Dupuytren biology is provoked by mechanical stress. If you have Dupuytren disease, don’t stop exercising, but look into ways to reduce the stress on your palms when you work out. You can cushion or shield your palms with workout gloves, pull up hooks, or
International Dupuytren Society Survey Now Available
Do you or does someone you know have either Dupuytren Disease, Ledderhose Disease, or both? Here’s a message from the International Dupuytren Society: “The International Dupuytren Society, the Ledderhose Blog, and the British Dupuytren Society have jointly developed a questionnaire targeting patients suffering from Dupuytren and/or Ledderhose disease. Please share
Recent Dupuytren Publications
- 'Distal-to-proximal' surgical release of the proximal interphalangeal joint in Dupuytren's disease
- Collecting human remains in nineteenth-century Paris: the case of the Société Anatomique de Paris and the Musée Dupuytren
- C-X-C domain ligand 14-mediated stromal cell-macrophage interaction as a therapeutic target for hand dermal fibrosis
- Sensor-Controlled Patient Compliance with Postoperative Splinting after Dupuytren's Surgery
- Correspondence to: Henry O'Brien, Jay Paniker and Liam Brown: Is a smartphone application as accurate as a traditional goniometer for assessing finger joint angles in Dupuytren's disease? Hand Surg Rehabil 2023 Sep 29
