For people with the hand deformity Dupuytren's contracture (pronounced du-pwe-TRANZ), these seemingly simple tasks pose much bigger challenges. Dupuytren's contracture is a condition that causes ...

Treatment for Dupuytren's contracture depends on the severity of your condition. Over the course of Dupuytren's disease, fibrous tissue in the palm thickens and tightens. This causes one or more ...

With Dupuytren’s contracture, knots form underneath the skin of your fingers and palms. You may treat this condition with needling, surgery, enzyme injections, or certain at-home treatments.

The 62-year-old, a five-time Olympic gold medallist, has shared his worries that his Dupuytren’s contracture (a condition also experienced by the beloved English actor Bill Nighy) and diabetes ...

Dupuytren’s contracture is when thick, fibrous tissue grows in the palm of the hand. It can cause the fingers to curl in toward the middle of the hand. Hand exercises can help keep the fingers ...

“What is this?” he recalls asking his doctor. “And can you fix it?” The doctor knew what it was: Dupuytren’s disease (also known as Dupuytren’s contracture), a hand deformity that ...

This first story focuses on Elway's diagnosis of Dupuytren's contracture in a Q&A format. Readers can learn more about the condition at Xiaflex.com. BW: You first shared your diagnosis and ...

Limited fasciectomy is the method most frequently used to correct Dupuytren’s contracture in Europe and the United States. 5-7 Another treatment involves injection of an enzyme, collagenase ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Dupuytren's contracture' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications.

One of these conditions is Dupuytren’s contracture, a condition that affects the fingers and doesn’t allow them to open completely. Usually Dupuytren’s becomes noticeable in people starting in their ...