DUPUYTRENS CONTRACTURE IN THE BLACK-POPULATION - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
SLADICKA SJ BENFANTI P RAAB M BECTON J
Citation
Sj. Sladicka et al., DUPUYTRENS CONTRACTURE IN THE BLACK-POPULATION - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, The Journal of hand surgery, 21A(5), 1996, pp. 898-899
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
The Journal of hand surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
03635023
Volume
21A
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
898 - 899
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-5023(1996)21A:5<898:DCITB->2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A case report of a 34-year-old black man with Dupuytren's contracture of his left small finger and review of the literature of Dupuytren's d isease in the black population is presented. A high incidence of traum a (54%) was associated with these cases.