Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- male >40 years of age
- difficulties with manual activities
- palmar nodule
- palmar skin changes
- pretendinous cords
- MCP joint contracture
- proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint contracture
- positive Hueston table-top test
Other diagnostic factors
- bilateral involvement
- Garrod nodes
- involvement of plantar surface of the feet
- involvement of penis
Risk factors
- male gender
- age >40 years
- family history
- diabetes mellitus
- high alcohol intake
- smoking
- trauma
- anticonvulsant medication
Diagnostic investigations
Treatment algorithm
Contributors
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UCONN Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellow
UConn Musculoskeletal Institute
Farmington
CT
Disclosures
DMA declares that he has no competing interests.
Professor
Sports Medicine
Fellowship Director
Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia
PA
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THT declares that he has no competing interests.
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Connecticut Health Center/New England Musculoskeletal Institute
Farmington
CT
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CMR declares that he has no competing interests.
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Senior Clinical Lecturer in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
TORT Centre
Ninewells Hospital
Dundee
UK
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CW declares that he has no competing interests.
Specialist Registrar
Plastic Surgery
Salisbury District Hospital
Salisbury
UK
Disclosures
BT is an author of a reference cited in this monograph.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedics
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem
NC
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ZL declares that he has no competing interests.
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