Dupuytren’s Disease

A Concept of Surgical Treatment

• Author(s): Peter Brenner, Ghazi M. Rayan,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 241
• ISBN_10: 3709160618
  ISBN_13: 9783709160619
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Surgery / Cosmetic & Reconstructive , Medical / Orthopedics , Medical / Internal Medicine , Medical / Biochemistry , Medical / Rheumatology , Medical / Surgery / General , Medical / Clinical Medicine , Science / Life Sciences / Biochemistry ,

Description:... Morbus Dupuytren is particularly widespread among northern Europeans. However, the therapeutic success-rate often leaves much to be desired. A 50% recurrence-rate after surgery indicates that the disease cannot be treated by surgery alone. This book therefore adopts two parallel approaches: emphasis is firstly placed on the systemic character of morbus Dupuytren in context with other connective tissue diseases by a description of the biochemical and molecular-biological changes in the diseased connective tissues; secondly, a diversified picture of the given anatomical facts serves to explain the employment of the various therapeutic approaches. Further, a description is given of the current surgical procedures.