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J Hand Surg Eur Vol
; 39(5): 463-5, 2014 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23649016
ABSTRACT
We investigated the difficulty of surgical fasciectomy after previous treatment with clostridial collagenase injection. The 35 clinicians who had participated in the initial trials of this injection were contacted via email. Twenty-eight responded, nine of whom reported on 15 patients. Most (seven of nine) felt there was no significant distortion of anatomy and rated the level of technical difficulty as equivalent to a primary Dupuytren's fasciectomy at the observed degree of contracture (nine of 15 cases). One respondent (four of 15 cases) reported significantly more difficulty and grossly distorted anatomy. One surgical complication, a wound dehiscence, was reported.