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International Dupuytren Conference 2020
DupuytrenSymposium.org Mark your calendars! The followup to the quinquennial 2010 Miami and 2015 Groningen International Dupuytren Conferences is scheduled to take place Sept 3-4 2020 in Oxford, United Kingdom. Plan to attend. Take part! Prepare your abstracts for submission. Learn more at DupuytrenSymposium.org
It’s Giving DUPSday!
This Giving Tuesday is Giving DUPSday! Please support research to cure Dupuytren Disease. CureDup.com
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Dupuytren Research Group!
Dupuytren versus Spellcheck
The word “Dupuytren” is often missing from spellcheck libraries. Before my phone got used to me, it transcribed Dupuytren as “Jupiter Den”, “Two Bedrooms” “Do engine” and other comical substitutions, although it never produced “Department Contracture” or “Dumpster Contracture”, as in this newspaper article published last week: Dupuytren, Dupuytren, Dupuytren! It’s
Stop blaming the Vikings!
You’ve heard it: “Dupuytren is a ‘Viking disease’.” Is it? The answer begins in 1985. That year, surgeon John Hueston published his second textbook on Dupuytren disease. He wrote this on the first page of Chapter 6: That the Celtic immigration has spread this ‘Viking disease’ across the north of
Dupuytren Hand Therapy Podcast 1/2
Susan Weiss OTR/L CHT just released the first of a 2-part audio podcast interview with Dupuytren Research Group’s Dr. Charles Eaton, discussing Dupuytren disease from a hand therapy perspective. Very interesting, can’t wait for the second installment![ale_button url=”https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-future-without-dupuytren-disease-tell-me-more/id1466378594?i=1000457220972″ style=”light-blue” size=”small” type=”round” target=”_self”] Listen to Pocast [/ale_button]
Happy Halloween, Boo-puytren!
Happy Halloween from the Dupuytren Research Group!
Dupuytren Outreach Milestone
Dupuytren Research Group Outreach and Awareness programs have reached a new milestone: 1000 subscribers to Dupuytren.tv, the Dupuytren Research Group video podcast / YouTube channel. It’s actually a big deal: we don’t feature cats or dogs, cute babies, social media influencers, hot spokesmodels, “one weird trick” clickbait, video game reviews,
Podcast: Nine Dupuytren Questions
Here’s a fresh podcast reviewing the state of Dupuytren disease in 2019. In this podcast, Dr. Eaton of the Dupuytren Research Group reviews these 9 topics: What is Dupuytren Disease? Why do people develop it? What happens over time? How is it measured? How to prevent progression? How is it treated? Why is recurrence such a
Recent Dupuytren Publications
- Pathological Changes in Extracellular Matrix Composition Orchestrate the Fibrotic Feedback Loop Through Macrophage Activation in Dupuytren's Contracture
- A Longitudinal Analysis of 281 Cases of Dermofasciectomy Efficacy in Advanced Dupuytren Disease Cases: A 20-Year Perspective
- Recurrent Treatments After Percutaneous Needle Fasciotomy for Dupuytren Contracture-A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Transforming Myofibroblasts Into Lipid-Filled Cells to Treat Dupuytren Disease
- Peyronie's disease in the United States: A real-world, 13-year nationwide analysis of demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment trends
