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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!

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Big data editorial

The path to understanding Dupuytren disease is built on evolving technologies: patient crowdsourcing, genetic analysis, and big data. We’re not alone. (Post updated 12/4/2023: It discussed http://www.amjorthopedics.com/uploads/media/ajo043090399.pdf, which is no longer available. Big data is now not quite as big…).

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Botox and Dupuytren Disease?

Botox may have a use in the treatment of Dupuytren disease. Right now, it’s untested, but it has a scientific basis. Botox is not just the botulinium toxin. It’s a biologic extract which contains a number of unique molecules. One of these is C3 transferase, an enzyme which blocks several

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