The possibility of effective using the conservative and the minimally invasive treatment methods at various stages of the Dupuytren disease by Ekaterina K. Ovchinnikova, Sergey I. Gilfanov

“…A literature review is presented on the conservative and minimally invasive methods of treating the Dupuytren contracture. The investigators discuss both the methods implemented into clinical practice and those, which are currently at the stage of clinical and laboratory trials, including the minimally invasive methods, which can be used not only at the later stages, but also in cases of early manifestations of the disease. …”
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Therapy for Dupuytren’s Disease (II): Collagenase Therapy vs. Limited Fasciectomy—A Long-Term Comparative Study by Nikolaus Wachtel, Francesca Romana Dingler, Constanze Kuhlmann, Sinan Mert, Elisabeth Maria Haas-Lützenberger, Verena Alt, Nicholas Moellhoff, Riccardo Giunta, Wolfram Demmer

Subjects: “…Dupuytren’s disease…”
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Dupuytren's Contracture Cosegregation with Limb-Girdle Muscle Dystrophy by Baiba Lace, Inna Inashkina, Ieva Micule, Inta Vasiljeva, Maruta Solvita Naudina, Jurgis Strautmanis, Janis Stavusis, Eriks Jankevics

“…Dupuytren's contracture is a common disease, especially in Northern Europe. …”
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Use of a perforator-based flap from the ulnar palmar artery for the repair of defects caused by the treatment of severe contractures due to Dupuytren's disease by Jiangping Dai, Jiangping Dai, Hui Wang, Haifeng Wang, Haifeng Wang, Xinyang Sun, Xinyang Sun, Yihan Zhang, Yihan Zhang

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Silent enemy of the hand: The Viking disease by Stoiljković Vera

“…Dupuytren's contracture (DK) is the most common progressive idiopathic fibrosis of the superficial palmar fascia, often asymptomatic at its onset, caused by changes in the palmar aponeurosis, resulting in flexion contractures in the fingers of the hand. …”
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Decreased levels of serum platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase in patients with rheumatic diseases by P. Vergne, V. Praloran, R. Treves, Y. Denizot

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The Rendu-Osler-Weber Disease Revealed by a Refractory Hypoxemia and Severe Cerebral Fat Embolism by Leonel Barreto, Jean-Bernard Amiel, Anthony Dugard, Nicolas Pichon, Marc Clavel, Bruno François, Philippe Vignon

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Surgical Treatment of a Case of Ledderhose’s Disease: A Safe Plantar Approach to Subtotal Fasciectomy by Bruno Gonçalves Schröder e Souza, Gilberto Zaquine de Souza Júnior, Raíssa Mansilla Cabrera Rodrigues, Diogo Stelito Rezende Dias, Valdeci Manoel de Oliveira

“…The aim of this paper was to report the case of a 47-year-old male patient who had concomitant Dupuytren’s disease and failed all conservative measures. …”
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Leptospirosis: An Unusual Cause of ARDS by Marc Clavel, Gwenaelle Lhéritier, Nicolas Weinbreck, Antoine Guerlin, Anthony Dugard, Eric Denes, Philippe Vignon

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Erosive Arthritis, Fibromatosis, and Keloids: A Rare Dermatoarthropathy by Fawad Aslam, Jonathan A. Flug, Yousif Yonan, Shelley S. Noland

“…It is commonly characterized by palmar fibromatosis (Dupuytren’s contracture) in variable combinations with plantar fibromatosis (Ledderhose’s disease), penile fibromatosis (Peyronie’s disease), knuckle pads, and keloids. …”
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