BARON Guillaume Dupuytren, 1 in 1832, attributed the hand deformity that now bears his name to retraction of the palmar aponeurosis, and an extensive literature has since appeared concerning its ...

Dupuytren disease (DD) is a fibroproliferative disorder of unknown etiology that often results in shortening and thickening of the palmar fascia, leading to permanent and irreversible flexion ...

Dupuytren’s disease (also known as Dupuytren’s contracture) is a benign condition of the skin characterized by the overgrowth of myofibroblasts. The reasons for this type of proliferation are unknown ...

RELATIVELY little has been written about spontaneous compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. Nevertheless, this condition is probably much more common than is realized. Undoubtedly, some ...