Treatments for Dupuytren’s contracture include limited fasciectomy and collagenase injection. Comparisons of the effectiveness of these treatments have been limited. We performed an unblinded, ...

This week, we are going to discuss a hand condition that is quite problematic and can be very limiting for patients suffering from this condition – Dupuytren’s contracture. Dupuytren’s contracture is ...

Former Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave has spoken about how a condition affecting his hands could impact his performance on Dancing On Ice, which returns to ITV1 on Sunday. The 62-year-old, a ...

Compared with limited fasciectomy for Dupuytren contracture, injections of the enzyme collagenase are less costly but also less effective at straightening fingers. Nonetheless, patients may prefer the ...

When the Vikings raided the isles of Northern Europe, they left in their wake a crippling hand condition. Officially called Dupuytren’s contracture after the French surgeon who discovered it in 1831, ...

Endo has brought all hands on deck for its newest campaign to raise awareness about Dupuytren’s contracture and its available treatments. Dupuytren’s is a progressive condition in which the tissue ...

More than a decade after earning FDA approval for Xiaflex as a nonsurgical treatment option for Dupuytren’s contracture, Endo is debuting its first-ever branded TV commercial in the indication. In a ...

Poor Neanderthals just couldn’t catch a break. Our ancient ancestors, who probably died out through inbreeding, passed along genes that are still present in modern-day humans. Research now finds that ...

Modern humans likely encountered Neanderthals in Europe around 45,000 years ago—and got to know each other rather closely. About 21,500 generations now sit between us and our extinct hominin cousins, ...

The hand disorder called Dupuytren’s disease—also known as Viking disease—may be linked to Neanderthal genes embedded in human DNA. The disorder permanently bends fingers into flexed positions, and ...