dupuytrens contractures Flashcards
dr. guillaume duputyren did what
fix Napoleon Bonaparte’s hemoorhoids
DC tissue affected:
longitudinal fibers of the palmer fascia
ledderhose disease:
DC of the feet
peyronie’s disease:
male genitalia
DC is often mistaken for
trigger finger b/c of tenderness at the MPJ
DC is a dx of _____
shallow tissue / contracture of the palmar fascia / not a mechanical friction problem
why is DC different than trigger finger
not a mechanical friction problem
intervention includes:
table stretches splints injections needle aponeurotomy surgery
DC is / is not reversible
IS NOT
what type of splints would you use?
oven mit lookin things were you leave out the thumb
in needle aponeurotomy the
surgeon uses a needle to free fascia
surgery goal to
remove diseased fascia
post op intervention:
dressing changes/ wound care splinting scar massage edema control desensitization AROM - right after surgery progress activity once wound has healed fully to gentle strengthening
ganglion cysts are
common lumps within the hand and wrist that occur adjacent to joints or tendon s
where does a ganglion cysts arise from
a joint capsule or tendon sheath
