OCCURRENCE OF MYOFIBROBLASTS IN RECURRENT DUPUYTRENS DISEASE - AN ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC STUDY

Authors
SALAMON A JOZSA L RENNER A
Citation
A. Salamon et al., OCCURRENCE OF MYOFIBROBLASTS IN RECURRENT DUPUYTRENS DISEASE - AN ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC STUDY, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 22B(4), 1997, pp. 518-520
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of hand surgery. British volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
02667681
Volume
22B
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
518 - 520
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(1997)22B:4<518:OOMIRD>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Surgically removed nodules from ten patients with recurrent Dupuytren' s disease were studied by electron microscopy. Myofibroblasts were fou nd in eight cases in the active (involutional) stage. The distinctive ultrastructural features were similar to those of the original Dupuytr en's disease. We believe that, in addition to other factors, myofibrob lasts have a non-specific but important role in the pathology of recur rent Dupuytren's disease.