title: Evaluation of deformities in Dupuytren's disease.
abstract: The method for classification of Dupuytren's disease, established by R. Tubiana, J. Michon and J.M. Thomine, which translates ray by ray the localization and intensity of lesions, was partly modified and completed. These modifications give a more precise evaluation of the thumb and first web space deformations, indicate the skin's state, eventual post-operative stiffness, and provide numbers which can be used in computers. The pre-operative classification described in the first half of this article is very simple and practical, and may be used effectively by all physicians who are presented with Dupuytren's disease. Supplementary indicators in the second half of the paper provide further precision which permits objective judgement of operative results. They are especially useful to surgeons who desire to review their observations and to establish statistics.
mesh_terms: D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000145:classification* / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans