Histological staging and Dupuytren's disease recurrence or extension after surgical treatment: a retrospective study of 124 patients. The Journal of hand surgery, European volume [J Hand Surg Eur Vol] Journal article | | Title | Histological staging and Dupuytren's disease recurrence or extension after surgical treatment: a retrospective study of 124 patients. | | Author(s) | Balaguer T, David S, Ihrai T, Cardot N, Daideri G, Lebreton E | | Institution | Nice Sophia Antipolis University, Nice, France. | | Source | J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2009 Aug; 34(4):493-6. | | Abstract | Dupuytren's disease has a high rate of recurrence after treatment. In this study we have assessed the usefulness of histological staging in the prediction of recurrence. We have also verified whether there is a correlation between histological staging and features of Dupuytren's diathesis. We studied 139 hands in 124 Caucasian patients treated between 1997 and 2004. There was a significant difference in the recurrence rate between the three histological types (P = 0.04). Histological staging was independent of features of Dupuytren's diathesis. This study confirms that histological staging is a reliable method for predicting recurrence. However, it should be used in association with clinical data to determine precisely the prognosis of patients suffering from Dupuytren's contracture. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19675030 |
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