Dupuytren’s contracture is a flexion contracture of the hand in which the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully extended. It is caused by a palmar fibromatosis. The disease is an inherited proliferative connective tissue disorder that involves the hand’s palmar fascia. Treated with procedures to help straighten the fingers, there is no cure for the underlying disease. Contractures often return or involve other fingers. Incidence increases after age 40; at this age, men are affected more often than women. Beyond 80 the gender distribution is about even.
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