Lb. Ebskov et al., Results after surgery for severe Dupuytren's contracture: Does a dynamic extension splint influence outcome?, SC J PLAST, 34(2), 2000, pp. 155-160
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY
Seventy-six consecutive patients were operated on for advanced Dupuytren's
contracture and the results evaluated after nine months with special refere
nce to the use of a dynamic extension splint. The patients were separated i
nto three groups: those in whom the splint was used according to our guidel
ines (n = 15); those in whom the splint was used, but inadequately (n = 15)
; and those who did not require splinting (n = 24). Our results nine months
postoperatively were similar to those of other studies in showing that the
fifth proximal interphalangeal joint constituted the greatest problem. Com
parison of the three groups indicated that splinting the way we used it did
not influence the natural course of the disease after operation.