title: Surgical treatment of a case of congenital Dupuytren's disease.
abstract: Dupuytren's disease in infants has been rarely reported. We present a congenital case with the onset of the disorder since his birth. A 31-month-old boy with congenital flexion contracture of his left long and ring finger was suspected to the diagnosis. To correct the deformity and confirm the diagnosis, fascieotomy was performed. Postoperative histopathological examination proved the diagnosis. No recurrence and functional disturbance of the hand were observed at 21 months' follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430022, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Huai Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome