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Basic Thoughts on Dupuytren’s Contracture

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Dupuytren’s Disease and Related Hyperproliferative Disorders

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The fundamental biology of Dupuytren’s contracture is poorly understood. Study of the mechanical characteristics of the palmar fascia in the context of the function of this structure suggests that changes in the viscoelastic properties of the palmar fascia precede visible and histologic changes characteristic of Dupuytren’s disease.

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  1. MILLESI Center, Vienna Private Clinic, Vienna, Austria

    Hanno Millesi

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  1. The Hand Center, S Old Dixie Highway 1002, Jupiter, 33458, Florida, USA

    Charles Eaton

  2. Strahlenzentrum Hamburg, Langenhorner Chaussee 369, Hamburg, 22419, Germany

    M. Heinrich Seegenschmiedt

  3. Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Manchester, Princess Street 131, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom

    Ardeshir Bayat

  4. Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

    Giulio Gabbiani

  5. Medical Center, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands

    Paul Werker

  6. Dupuytren e.V., Westerbuchberg 60b, Übersee, 83236, Germany

    Wolfgang Wach

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Millesi, H. (2012). Basic Thoughts on Dupuytren’s Contracture. In: Eaton, C., Seegenschmiedt, M., Bayat, A., Gabbiani, G., Werker, P., Wach, W. (eds) Dupuytren’s Disease and Related Hyperproliferative Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22697-7_3

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