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The Role of Static Night Splinting After Contracture Release for Dupuytren’s Disease: A Preliminary Recommendation Based on Clinical Cases

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Dupuytren himself successfully used the night splint following fasciotomy of permanently retracted fingers. Pathogenesis of the disease, needle fasciotomy, and static night splinting are presented in their biologic context. The effect of the splint is demonstrated in a typical case study. The present study is an appeal for the application of the static finger extension splint in the treatment of Dupuytren’s disease.

Keywords

  • Static night splinting
  • Compliance
  • Glove splint
  • Silicone finger bed
  • Long-term splinting
  • Postoperative therapy
  • Non-surgical treatment

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  1. Dupuytren-Ambulanz, Kardinal-Döpfner-Platz 1, 97070, Würzburg, Germany

    Albrecht Meinel

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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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Meinel, A. (2012). The Role of Static Night Splinting After Contracture Release for Dupuytren’s Disease: A Preliminary Recommendation Based on Clinical Cases. 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_42

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