Familiar Dupuytren's Contracture
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Dupuytren's Contracture
DESCRIPTION Patient is a 65-year-old right-hand-dominant man. He presents with a 15-year history of progressive left small finger contracture with occasional palmar pain. On examination, he has a palpable palmar cord. Contraction of left small finger metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint was noted to be 60 • .
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عنوان ژورنال: Hereditas
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0018-0661
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1966.tb02070.x