Dupuytren S Contracture Surgery. As the condition progresses your doctor may suggest nonsurgical and surgical types of treatment for your dupuytren s contracture. Dupuytren s surgery partial or total fasciectomy surgery is the most common treatment of dupuytren s contracture.
In some severe cases especially if surgery has failed to correct the problem surgeons remove all the tissue likely to be affected by dupuytren s contracture including the attached skin. In dupuytren s say duh pwee trahnz contracture the fascia of the palm of the hand becomes thick and tight. The goal of treatment for dupuytren s is to reduce the symptoms.
The scarring accumulates in a tissue palmar fascia that normally covers the tendons that pull the fingers to grip.
This surgery is usually performed in an operating room under local or regional anaesthesia on an outpatient basis as day surgery. In dupuytren s say duh pwee trahnz contracture the fascia of the palm of the hand becomes thick and tight. Surgery is usually considered when fingers are already bent by more than 15 to 20 degrees and the use of the hand has become restricted. This surgery is usually performed in an operating room under local or regional anaesthesia on an outpatient basis as day surgery.
