Dupuytren's Fasciotomy
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Tight band of Dupuytren's disease in the palm limited finger straightening
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Skin cleaned and local anaesthetic injected
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The palmar skin is cleaned with an antiseptic to minimise infection
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A careful fasciotomy is performed open with a knife as this is safer than with a needle
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After the band is just about full cut the finger is stretched open. Note that nearly full straightening of the finger is achieved
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After the band is just about full cut the finger is stretched open. Note that nearly full straightening of the finger is achieved
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The stretching results in the palmar cut opening up. This is left to heal up over several weeks
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The wound and finger are dressed and held in a plaster of Paris splint for a week to maintain straightening and then movement begun
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The wound and finger are dressed and held in a plaster of Paris splint for a week to maintain straightening and then movement begun
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The wound and finger are dressed and held in a plaster of Paris splint for a week to maintain straightening and then movement begun
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