Dupuytren Research Group Blog

Better to be lucky than smart?

Thirteen years ago, a doctor had bad Dupuytren contractures.
He had been told that he needed surgery if he wanted to straighten his fingers. He didn’t want to take time off

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How common is Dupuytren Disease?

How common is Dupuytren disease?
The short answer is this:  much more common than you might think. Scroll to the bottom to get the summary numbers.
For the long answer, keep reading.
The

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Dupuytren Disease Awareness Day!

Dupuytren Awareness
Dupuytren disease research has a big problem: lack of awareness. Most people have never heard the word “Dupuytren”, much less “Dupuytren Disease”. The name “Dupuytren” is hard to pronounce and

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