Palmar fascial fibromatosis (Dupuytren)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 31 patients recruited and surgically treated by partial fascial resection using Bruner-type surgical access. Group 2: 31 patients recruited and surgically treated by partial fascial resectio
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients from both sexes; with the diagnostic of Dupuytren; with indication for surgical treatment, defined as the inability to open de palm of the hand on a flat surface
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with previous surgery in the hand; diseases that affect hand function; contraindications to surgical procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement or worsening of the punctuation of the portuguese version of the DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) Questionaire Score, to be applied at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years of post operative follow-up. Study still in progress. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement or worsening of the measured range of motion of the affected finger joints in degrees at 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 mont, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years of follow-up;Evaluation of pain through the pain visual analogue scale at 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 mont, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years of follow-up | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRenan Leão
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed