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A clinical report of the effect of mechanical stress on functional results after fasciectomy for Dupuytren's contracture.
Early postoperative treatment after Dupuytren's fasciectomy traditionally has included the application of mechanical stress to digital extension with splints and exercise. This study examines the effect of mechanical stress, which may compromise nutrient delivery to the tissues, on inflammation, flare, hypertrophic scar, digital range of motion (ROM), and therapy visits. The authors compared functional outcomes in operated digits treated postoperatively with tension applied (TA) and no tension applied (NTA), retrospectively from 1983 to 1993 (TA only) and prospectively from 1993 to 1999 (TA and NTA). The charts of 268 patients who underwent Dupuytren's fasciectomy were reviewed and divided into 2 groups (TA and NTA). Each case was analyzed with respect to age, sex, number of digits operated, postoperative management technique, therapy visits, metacarpophalangeal joint and proximal interphalangeal joint ROM, degree of flare, and scar. There were significant differences in ROM, scar formation, flare, and treatment time in favor of the NTA technique. The results indicate that postoperative management that prevents applied mechanical tension in the early phases of wound healing decreases complications after this surgery and that no digital motion is lost to extension with the NTA technique.
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