Dupuytren Disease Flashcards
Moreaggressive (invasive) treatment options may reduce rate
ofrecurrence, but may be accompanied by increased risk
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there is no cure for
this chronic disorder
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most prevalent in persons of Caucasian descent.
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DD has been described in nearly every ethnicity
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F>M
F Men are affected
more often than women,
most common in the sixth decade of life
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When the incidence of DD became equal between M and F
beyond the eighth decade, the incidence of DD in men and women
becomes nearly identical
Reports of DD in infants and children
are very rare.
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There are no genetic factor in development of DD
F DD has both a genetic and an
environmental component
genetic factors must be playing a major
role. The authors concluded that the heritability of DD was approximately 80%
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What gene responsible for DD?
no single gene has been implicated
Etiology must be multifactorial
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DD CAN EASILY be DIAGNOSED BY genetic test
F there is currently no genetic test
for DD
manual labor cigarette and alcohol consumption have been linked with
increased prevalence of DD
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liver disease increased risk of DD
F Despite the increased prevalence of DD in alcoholics, for example, patients with liver disease due to other causes do not have an increased risk of DD
increased risk of DD in patients with seizure disorders
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Increase the incidence of DD with antiseizure medication wich medics?
the common antiseizure drug, phenobarbital
another risk factor for DD
diabetes mellitus, human
immunodeficiency virus, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, frozen shoulder, and rock climbing
negative risk factor for the development of DD
is the
presence of rheumatoid arthritis
the common pathway
for development of DD is the transformation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts
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DD stages
■ Proliferative stage: nodules form as fibroblasts proliferate
■ lnvolutional stage: contractures form, collagen is produced, cellularity reduced
■ Residual stage: nodules regress, hypocellular cords remain
Why increased ratio of type Ill to type I collagen
reaction to the increased fibroblast density in this disorder
pretendinous cords cause PIP contractures
F pretendinous cords cause metacarpophalangeal joint
(MCP) contractures
whereas central and spiral cords cause proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) contractures
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Wich cord cause contracture in the web space
Natatory cords can lead to
webspace contractures; this may be referred to as a commissural cord
at the thumb-index web.
Cause of contracture in the DIP
Deep retrovascular cords and extensions
of lateral cords have been implicated in the distal interphalangeal joint
(DIP) contractures
the DIP joint sometimes becomes contracted in hyperextension, as these cords are often dorsal to the axis
of rotation of that joint.
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Spiral cords are particularly notorious in that they displace the
neurovascular bundle as they contract
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as
the spiral cord contracts, it displaces the neurovascular bundle proximally, centrally, and superficially related to its native position
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digital nerve appears to be spiraling around the cord, leading some authors to prefer the term spiral nerve
rather than spiral cord
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What is the isolated digital cord?
This unique cord originates
from the fascia or tendon of the abductor digiti quinti muscle, and it
can cause PIP and sometimes DIP contractures of the small finger.
factors that might predict a greater risk of early recurrence
■ Bilateral palmar disease
■ Family history of DD
■ Ectopic disease
■ Ethnicity
Ectopic disease ?
Ledderhose disease (plantar fibromatosis), Garrod pads (knuckle pads over the
dorsum of the PIPjoints),
and Peyronie disease (fibrotic disease causing curvature of the penis).
male patients
and younger patients also tended to have increased risk ofrecurrence
and/or extension
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the risk associated
with Garrod pads was higher than that associated with other forms of
ectopic disease
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