Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Difficulty extending the fingers -- the fourth and fifth fingers curl up and are unable to be easily straightened
- Painless nodule in the palm, developing into a cord-like band
- Thickening of the lines in the palms of the hands
Signs and tests
A physical examination of the palm by touch (
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Dupuytren’s contracture Treatment
Review Date: 07/10/2009
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports
Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.,
Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
