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Dupuytren’s Disease and Occupation

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The possible association between occupation and Dupuytren’s disease has been debated since the disorder was first described. The history of opinions regarding this association is given along with a review of the literature and discussion of the evidence for a causal relationship. There is evidence that high cumulative exposure to physical force and/or vibrations transmitted to the upper limbs could cause or significantly aggravate Dupuytren’s disease.

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  1. Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, Population-Based Epidémiological Cohorts, Inserm U1018, Research platform, Villejuif, France

    Alexis Descatha

  2. Université de Versailles St-Quentin, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, France

    Alexis Descatha

  3. Occupational Health Unit, AP-HP, Poincaré University Hospital, Garches, France

    Alexis Descatha

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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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Descatha, A. (2012). Dupuytren’s Disease and Occupation. 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_6

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