Dupuytren’s contracture : ‘the Z-factor'

Mennen, Ulrich

dc.contributor.author	Mennen, Ulrich
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-18T06:08:46Z
dc.date.available	2016-08-18T06:08:46Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	This article was written by Ulrich Mennen before he joined the University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	Dupuytren’s contracture (DC) or palmar fasciitis is notorious for its high recurrence rate after surgical fasciectomy. In a personal series of 426 operated hands over a 15-year period with a follow-up period of 2 to 17 years, the recurrence rate was only 3.7% (in the literature: 26–63%). The demographics, surgical technique and results are discussed. It is suggested that the possible reason for the low recurrence rate lies in multiple Z-plasties.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Orthopaedic Surgery	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2016	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1681-150X&lng=pt&nrm=iso	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Mennen, U 2010, 'Dupuytren’s contracture : ‘the Z-factor'', SA Orthopaedic Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 79-82.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	1681-150X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56382
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	South African Orthopaedic Association	en_ZA
dc.rights	South African Orthopaedic Association	en_ZA
dc.subject	Surgical fasciectomy	en_ZA
dc.subject	Operated hands	en_ZA
dc.subject	Recurrence rate	en_ZA
dc.subject	Z-Plasties	en_ZA
dc.subject	Dupuytren’s contracture (DC)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Palmar fasciitis	en_ZA
dc.title	Dupuytren’s contracture : ‘the Z-factor'	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA