title: Breaking the rules: Dupuytren's disease under Skoog's fibres.
abstract: Skoog and others have concluded that the Skoog fibres, or transverse ligament of the palmar aponeurosis (TLPA), are never involved in the Dupuytren's disease process. Here we present a case in which this clearly occurs. Whilst for the vast majority of Dupuytren's cases the Skoog's fibres delineate the required deep extent of dissection for pretendinous cords, this case proves an exception, highlighting an occasional need to beware of accepting the conventional wisdom.
authors.affiliation: The Academic Department of Plastics, Reconstructive and Burns Surgery, St John's Hospital, Livingston, Scotland.
authors.forename: Christopher F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Munson
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lohana
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*