2023年1月23日 · Dupuytren contracture is a growth and thickening of the fascia under the skin of your hand. Nodules form at the base of your fingers and thicken into cords running under your palm. Trigger finger happens when the A1 pulley (the mechanism that controls and guides the tendons in your fingers and thumb) is inflamed.

Dupuytren contracture is a condition that causes one or more fingers to bend toward the palm of the hand. The affected fingers can't straighten completely. Knots of tissue form under the skin. They eventually create a thick cord that can pull the fingers into a bent position. The condition gradually gets worse with time.

Dupuytren's contracture (also called Dupuytren's disease, Morbus Dupuytren, Palmar fibromatosis and historically as Viking disease or Celtic hand) is a condition in which one or more fingers become permanently bent in a flexed position. [2] .

2021年12月2日 · ANSWER: You may have the beginnings of a condition called Dupuytren's contracture or Dupuytren’s disease. The cause of this problem is thickening of the palmar fascia, which lies beneath the skin of your palm. It is a genetic condition that tends to predominantly affect people of northern European ancestry.

Long, ropey cords or bands form in the fascia. You may be able to see or feel them. In the advanced phase, a fibrous cord may form in the fascia that pulls your fingers toward your palm. This is called Dupuytren's contracture. Over time, you won't be able to straighten your fingers or flatten your hand on a table.

2024年5月15日 · Dupuytren’s disease (also called Dupuytren’s contracture) can affect one or more fingers. It’s usually the ring finger and pinky, but it can affect other fingers. It may cause skin dimpling (pitting) and cord-like bands within the palm. It can also cause thickened skin over the second knuckle.

2023年7月7日 · A Dupuytren's contracture is a localized formation of scar tissue around the tendons that flex the fingers beneath the skin of the palm of the hand. The scarring accumulates in a tissue (palmar fascia) that normally covers the tendons that pull the fingers to grip.

2022年4月13日 · Dupuytren's contracture is a pulling in of the fingers toward the palm. It's caused by a shortening and thickening of the fascia — the fibrous layer of connective tissue that lies underneath...

2022年12月7日 · Dupuytren's contracture (also known as Dupuytren's disease) is a hand condition that occurs when tissue under the skin—called fascia —becomes abnormally thick. Nodules form and slowly grow into thick cords at the base of the fingers. Over time, the fingers can be pulled into a bent position.

1985年1月1日 · This article describes the isolated occurrence of Dupuytren's pathologic fascial cords within digits of the hand. Thirty-seven cords were found in 32 patients with nearly half (45.6%) occurring in digits other than the small finger. Almost all patients (97.3%) had other clinical evidence of Dupuytren's disease.