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Video: Dr. Wolfgang Wach at the 2010 Dupuytren Symposium
Dr. Wolfgang Wach, founder of the Dupuytren Society (http://www.dupuytren-online.info/), discusses the development, value and future of the Dupuytren Society in this video from the 2010 International Symposium on Dupuytren’s Disease. The Dupuytren Society is the largest, most visited patient oriented Dupuytren’s resource on the internet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qSMSqYhxOc&list=PLSEyPqK1WriTPT1k88PXX-uJ2lUFS6P9a&index=2
Video Presentations of the 2010 Miami Dupuytren Symposium on YouTube
The Miami Dupuytren Symposium was very exciting. Presentations were recorded on video, and are finally making their way through post processing to be available on line. Free. For you – courtesy of the Dupuytren Foundation. These will be released weekly. Each presentation is at least 15 minutes, and most will
Scientific breakthroughs at the Miami Dupuytren Symposium
It’s been a few months since the 2010 International Symposium on Dupuytren’s Disease in Miami, FL. This was a huge undertaking – the first meeting of this scope and magnitude in 20 years, showcasing some incredible new developments. There was so much material presented that it’s taking a while to
Miami International Dupuytren Symposium Breaks New Ground
Medical researchers and physicians from 15 countries converge May 22 and 23 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami for an intensive two day summit on Dupuytren’s Disease: www.DupuytrenSymposium.com. Dupuytren’s disease is a progressive condition which gradually curls the fingers permanently into the palm. It is estimated that 3 to 9
Stony Brook Dupuytren Symposium
I had the opportunity to attend the Stony Brook Dupuytren Symposium April 17. This was a real treat, featuring a faculty of well known authorities on Dupuytren’s. The volcanic ash European flight difficulties prevented attendance of only one speaker. The symposium covered a range of topics and in addition provided
Stretching, Myofibroblasts and Dupuytren’s
How, and why, does Dupuytren’s disease actually contract? What is the physical mechanism? What provokes it? There is a genetic risk, but genes don’t provide the entire script, otherwise Dupuytren’s contractures should be symmetric, the same problem developing at the same time in the same way in both hands, but
Personal experiences with Xiaflex and Needle Aponeurotomy
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
Red wine and yellow curry to prevent Dupuytren’s?
Could a yellow curry dinner and a glass of red wine be good for Dupuytren’s? Possibly. Dupuytren’s is a fibrotic condition, something it shares with other disorders. There is a great deal of ongoing research into the biology of fibrosis and its possible treatment. Two studies suggest that diet may
A personal look at Dupuytren’s
A family physician remembers his late father’s Dupuytren’s and muses on options for treatment: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100309/LIFESTYLE/3090307/Hands+become+claws+in+victims+of+Dupuytren+s. The observation “…in his final years he was wearied by the thought of ‘another procedure’ or treatment and decided to live with the condition” is a telling testimony for the need for better treatment options
Recent Dupuytren Publications
- Prognostic Value of Incidental Coronary Artery Calcifications in Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography For Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
- Therapy for Dupuytren's Disease: Collagenase Therapy-A Long-Term Follow-Up Study
- Effectiveness and Safety of Dupuytren Contracture Treatments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using the GRADE Approach
- Operative First Web Contracture Management: Current Strategies
- Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Clinical Effectiveness of Collagenase Injection (Xiaflex()) and Palmar Fasciectomy in the Management of Dupuytren's Contracture