Dupuytren’s contracture : ‘the Z-factor'
| 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 |