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Review
. 2006 Feb 18;332(7538):397-400.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7538.397.

Dupuytren's contracture unfolded

W A Townley  1 , R Baker, N Sheppard, A O Grobbelaar
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Review

Dupuytren's contracture unfolded

W A Townley et al. BMJ. .
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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Dupuytren's cord, causing metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal contracture of the little finger
Fig 1
Fig 1
Dupuytren's cord, causing metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal contracture of the little finger
Fig 2
Fig 2
Normal elements of the digital fascia (left) and the diseased fascia of Dupuytren's disease (right)
Fig 3
Fig 3
Management algorithm for Dupuytren's disease. MCPJ=metacarpophalangeal joint; PIPJ=proximal interphalangeal joint
Fig 4
Fig 4
Recurrent contracture
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