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The Role of Manual Occupation in the Aetiology of Dupuytren’s Disease in Men in England and Wales

From the Oxford University Medical School, Oxford, UK, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Correspondence: Mr C. Heras-Palou, Consultant Hand Surgeon, Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby DE1 2QY, UK. Tel: +44-1332-347141 extn 2396; Fax: +44-1332-254638; E-mail: carlos.heras-palou{at}virgin.net

We compared the incidence of significant Dupuytren’s disease in men across occupational social classes in England and Wales, using data from the National Morbidity Survey. We found that manual occupational social class was not associated with an increased incidence of Dupuytren’s disease. In fact, the incidence rates of Dupuytren’s disease in the elderly were higher in non-manual than in manual social classes.

Key Words: Dupuytren’s contracture • occupation • incidence • epidemiology

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 29, No. 1, 12-14 (2004)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2003.08.012


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