Original scientific paper

Dupuytren’s Disease Characteristics in Primorsko-Goranska County, Croatia

Davor Jurišić
Ivor Ković
Ileana Lulić
Zdenko Stanec
Miljenko Kapović
Miljenko Uravić

Abstract

Dupuytren’s disease predominantly occurs among Europeans, with higher reported prevalence in Northern than in
Mediterranean European countries. We evaluated the recurrence and extension rates among Caucasian patients from
Primorsko-goranska County in Croatia who underwent partial fasciectomy as treatment for Dupuytren’s disease. Furthermore,
we investigated the influence of diathesis factors on disease progression. Recurrent disease was observed in 68
out of 93 patients (73%). There where 48 (52%) patients with extension of the disease. Differences were found between patients
with recurrent disease and those without recurrence regarding age at onset, age at operation and duration of disease.
We compared patients younger and older than 50 years at disease onset, and found that older patients had a significantly
higher recurrence rate. Characteristics of our patients fit into the picture of typical Dupuytren’s disease except for
the influence of early age at onset. Among our patients late age at onset proved to be a diathesis factor.

Keywords

Dupuytren’s contracture; Dupuytren’s diathesis; partial fasciectomy; follow-up study

Hrčak ID:

34307

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/34307

Publication date:

1.12.2008.

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