Hand iSAWE 2

Question

60 y/o right hand dominant farmer

Having difficulty around the farm

Diagnosis

What is pathogenesis / pathoanatomy

Demographic features / known risk factors

Describe important exam findings

Describe management

Answer

Dupuytren’s disease

Fibroproliferative disorder of palmar aponeurosis / increased myofibroblasts and formation of type III collagen

Exam: Hueston table top test (Invented by a Melburnian)

Active and passive finger ROM – typically MCP +/- PIPJ effected in ring/little fingers

Author Contributions

Orthofracs team