Hand Therapy 131 - Understanding Dupuytren's Disease: Treatment Options and More

Course overview

*Discuss the history DD and how this condition got its name *List 5 common risk factors for developing DD *Describe the epidemiology of DD *Describe 2 common signs and symptoms of DD including which digits are most commonly involved and which digits are generally spared *Examine and describe the normal anatomy and the significance of the palmar aponeurosis *Describe the pathogenesis of DD including defining and differentiating between the 3 stage of the disease: proliferative, involutional, residual *Outline common steps involved in making a diagnosis of DD *List and describe 3 conservative treatment interventions including the advantages of each *Describe the role of hand therapy in the treatment of DD *List 5 possible complications following surgery