title: Dupuytren's disease occurring after a surgical injury to the hand.
abstract: We report three clinical cases in which Dupuytren's disease was triggered by surgical trauma. All patients developed the contracture between 3 weeks and 3 months after operation for unrelated pathology of the hand. They had significant swelling of the hand postoperatively, preventing full mobilization. They did not have a strong diathesis for the disease. Since the appearance of the contracture, they have not developed the disease in the contralateral hand or anywhere else in the body. In one case, a similar operation on the contralateral band has not provoked onset of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lanzettá
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery