DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE :Dupuytren's contracture is a fixed flexion contracture of the hand where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully extended (straightened). It is named after Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, the surgeon who described an operation to correct the affliction.
Dupuytren's contracture is an abnormal thickening of tissue beneath the skin in the palm of the hand. The disease often develops in both hands, and it occasionally occurs in the soles of the feet. Dupuytren's disease usually progresses very slowly and may never require treatment. In many cases the disease does not extend to the fingers but remains confined to the palm area. When the tissue between the skin and tendons (palmar fascia) thickens, it may eventually limit movement or cause the fingers to bend or flex so that they cannot be straightened
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.
