This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by DUTHIE, R. A. Articles by CHESNEY, R. B. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by DUTHIE, R. A. Articles by CHESNEY, R. B. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Percutaneous Fasciotomy for Dupuytren’s Contracture

A 10-year review

From the Department of Orthopaedics, Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Aberdeen, UK

Correspondence: Mr R. A. Duthie, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Forresterhill, Aberdeen AB9 2ZD, UK.

Percutaneous fasciotomy has long been established as a treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture. There have been no studies to date of the long-term results of this procedure. We followed up a group of 82 patients 10 years after operation in 1981 and 1982. Thirty-four per cent had had no further surgery. The mean time to further surgery in the rest was 60.4 months. Splitting of the palmar skin which healed with regular dressings occurred in three cases. No other complications were noted. Percutaneous fasciotomy can produce lasting improvement in patients with Dupuytren’s contracture and still has an important role in their overall management.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 22, No. 4, 521-522 (1997)
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80281-1


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?