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    Dupuytren's Contracture: A Patient’s Guide to Causes, Tests and Treatment Options
    Dupuytren's Contracture: A Patient’s Guide to Causes, Tests and Treatment Options
    Dupuytren's Contracture: A Patient’s Guide to Causes, Tests and Treatment Options
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    Dupuytren's Contracture: A Patient’s Guide to Causes, Tests and Treatment Options

    By JP Smithson

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    Dupuytren's contracture (also called Palmar Fibromas or Plantar Fibromatosis) is a rare connective tissue disorder that is chronic; it usually develops over years. Connective tissue connects, supports, or separates different types of tissues and organs. With Dupuytren’s, problems with the connective tissue in the hands cause the joints in the fingers to stiffen and fix in place. There is no cure for Dupuytren's contracture. In about 10% of cases, the condition resolves itself. If the condition becomes bothersome, there are a variety of non-surgical and surgical treatments that can stop the progression of the disease.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndale LLC
    Release dateJul 23, 2014
    ISBN9781310157110
    Dupuytren's Contracture: A Patient’s Guide to Causes, Tests and Treatment Options

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      Dupuytren's Contracture - JP Smithson

      Dupuytren's Contracture: A Patient’s Guide to Causes, Tests and Treatment Options

      JP Smithson MA

      H.M. Gay MD(Ed.)

      Smashwords Edition

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      Copyright 2014 JP Smithson; HM Gay

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      Contents

      Introduction

      Symptoms

      Causes

      Diagnosis

      Treatment

      Needling

      Enzyme injections

      Steroids

      Radiation therapy

      Surgery

      Home Remedies

      Dupuytren's Contracture Related Organizations

      Related Disorders

      References

      Introduction

      Dupuytren's contracture (also called Palmar Fibromas or Plantar Fibromatosis) is a rare connective tissue disorder that is chronic; it usually develops over years. Connective tissue connects, supports, or separates different types of tissues and organs. With Dupuytren’s, problems with the connective tissue in the hands cause the joints in the fingers to stiffen and fix in place.

      The condition is named after Baron Dupuytren who first wrote about it in 1831. Little was known about

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