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INJURY TITLE
| Dupytren’s Contracture |
INJURY OVERVIEW
| Dupytren’s contracture is a fixed positional change of the hand where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully straightened. |
INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION
| Dupuytren’s contracture is caused by underlying contractures of the connective tissue in the palm of your hand. The ring finger and little finger are the fingers most commonly affected. The middle finger may be affected in advanced cases, but the index finger and the thumb are rarely affected. Dupuytren’s contracture progresses slowly and is usually painless. In patients with this condition, the tissues under the skin on the palm of the hand thicken and shorten so that the tendons connected to the fingers cannot move freely. Incidence increases after the age of 40; at this age, men are affected more often than women. After the age of 80, the gender distribution is about even. |
COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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HOW IS IT ASSESSED
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GENERAL TREATMENT
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WHICH HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO CONSULT
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PHYSIO X |
MEDIC X |
PODIATRY |
Put an ‘X’ next to each health professional that most commonly deals with this injury.
i.e. tennis elbow would be Physio and Medic as injections are common, whereas for muscular LBP it would be Physio and not Medic as they would just refer them to a Physio.