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Nonoperative Management of Finger Flexion Contracture in Dupuytren’s Disease: Orthotic Intervention and Tissue Mobilization Techniques

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The use of simple orthosis and soft tissue mobilization techniques have a quantifiable effect on the degree of deformity and quantity and quality of contracted fascia in early Dupuytren’s disease. These simple modalities would appear to have a role in the management of mild to moderate presentations of the disease when enzymatic or surgical interventions may not be practical.

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The authors would like to thank Dr. Paul Fenton, MD Radiologist, and Kim Fletcher, US technician, for their invaluable contribution to this project.

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  1. Department of Hand Therapy, Roth-McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care Centre, 268 Grosvenor Street, London, ON, Canada, N6H 3X5

    Juliana Larocerie-Salgado MSc, OT Reg (Ont)

  2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Hotel Dieu Hospital, 166 Brock St., Kingston, ON, Canada, K7L 5G2

    John S. D. Davidson MD, FRCSC

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery Division of Hand Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Marco Rizzo

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Larocerie-Salgado, J., Davidson, J.S.D. (2016). Nonoperative Management of Finger Flexion Contracture in Dupuytren’s Disease: Orthotic Intervention and Tissue Mobilization Techniques. In: Rizzo, M. (eds) Dupuytren’s Contracture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23841-8_1

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