Dupuytren Research Group Blog

Lessons from Peyronie’s for Dupuytren’s

Peyronie’s disease is more common than Dupuytren’s – 3 to 9 percent of the population – and shares a similar biology and genetic predisposition. Progress in the treatment of Peyronie’s

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Looking at Dupuytren’s with MRI

Where is Dupuytren’s? It’s been known for some time that Dupuytren’s involvement can be identified by MRI, as described in these articles:http://www.dupuytrenfoundation.org/DupPDFs/1993_Yacoe_813.pdfhttp://www.dupuytrenfoundation.org/DupPDFs/1994_Miller.pdfand it’s likely that the activity of the process

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The Fish Technique for Dupuytren’s: Fasciectomy and Skin Graft

Skin grafts are used in a variety of approaches for Dupuytren’s: to add skin where it has been shortened (fasciotomy and skin graft, fasciectomy and skin graft); to replace skin

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