Dupuytren’s disease (or Dupuytren's contraction) is a condition that affects the hands and fingers. It causes one or more fingers to bend into the palm of the hand and occurs when the connective tissue in the palm thickens. We have carried out research on Dupuytren's disease at Nottingham for many years, including studies on treatments and patient-reported outcomes.
Dupuytren’s disease (or Dupuytren's contraction) is a condition that affects the hands and fingers. It causes one or more fingers to bend into the palm of the hand and occurs when the connective tissue in the palm thickens.
We have carried out research on Dupuytren's disease at Nottingham for many years, including studies on treatments and patient-reported outcomes.
HAND-1: Needle fasciotomy versus limited fasciectomy for the treatment of Dupuytren’s contractures of the fingers: a feasibility study which investigates the acceptability and design of a multicentre randomised controlled trial. (Feasibility study)
Recovery, responsiveness and interpretability of patient-reported outcome measures after surgery for Dupuytren's disease.Rodrigues JN, Zhang W, Scammell BE, Davidson D, Fullilove S, Chakrabarti I, Russell PG, Davis TR.J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2017 Mar;42(3):301-309. doi: 10.1177/1753193416677712. Epub 2016 Nov 22.
Surgery for Dupuytren's contracture of the fingers. (Cochrane systematic review)Rodrigues JN, Becker GW, Ball C, Zhang W, Giele H, Hobby J, Pratt AL, Davis T.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Dec 9;12:CD010143.
What patients want from the treatment of Dupuytren's disease - is the Unité Rhumatologique des Affections de la Main (URAM) scale relevant? (Cross-sectional study)Rodrigues JN, Zhang W, Scammell BE, Davis TR.J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 Feb;40(2):150-4.
Dynamism in Dupuytren's contractures. (Cross-sectional study)Rodrigues JN, Zhang W, Scammell BE, Davis TR.J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 Feb;40(2):166-70.
Surgical treatment of primary Dupuytren's contractures of the fingers in the UK: surgeons' preferences and research priorities. (Survey/cross-sectional study)Davis TR.J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2013 Jan;38(1):83-5.
The outcome of surgical treatments for primary Dupuytren's disease - a systematic review. (Systematic review)Becker GW, Davis TR. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2010 Oct;35(8):623-6.
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