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CC BY 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2024; 51(03): 295-303
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775882
Hand/Peripheral Nerve
Original Article

Dupuytren's Disease: A Novel Minimally Invasive Pull-Through Technique

Michele Maruccia 
1   Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
,
Pasquale Tedeschi 
1   Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
,
Francesco Sisto
1   Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
,
Ilaria Converti
1   Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
,
Giuseppe Giudice 
1   Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
,
Rossella Elia 
1   Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Abstract

Background Dupuytren's disease decreases quality of life significantly and often requires surgical treatment, nevertheless there is no actual gold standard. The aim of this study was to introduce the use of minimally invasive pull-through technique.

Methods From 2016 to 2020, 52 patients suffering from Dupuytren's contracture were treated with the minimally invasive pull-through technique. We evaluated the improvement in range of motion, pain, disability, and quality of life in the long term. Total extension deficit, quick disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (QuickDASH), and EuroQol five dimensions—five levels index were systematically scored before each surgical intervention and reevaluated after 24 months.

Results Fourteen patients (26.9%) had already received a previous intervention (percutaneous needle aponeurotomy or collagenase Clostridium histolyticum). The mean preoperative total active extension deficit was 84.0 ± 23.3 degrees (55–130 degrees). Mean follow-up was 36 months. There were no cases of tendon rupture or neurovascular injury. Total active extension deficit at the final follow-up was 3.4 ± 2.3 degrees (0–12 degrees). The mean active range of motion of the MCP and PIP joints were, respectively, 90.5 ± 3.3 degrees (85–96 degrees) and 82.7 ± 2.5 degrees (80–87 degrees). At 24 months after cord excision, a mean 10.7 points improvement in the QuickDASH questionnaire was registered (p < 0.001). Pull-through technique was equally effective both on patients with a primary or a recurrent disease. Eight patients (15.4%) had a recurrence of disease in the metacarpophalangeal joint or proximal interphalangeal joint.

Conclusion The pull-through technique is a simple, accessible, and effective technique for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture. The use of palmar mini-incisions combined with minimal dissection has a low risk of iatrogenic injury to the neurovascular bundles and tendons, and has a low risk of recurrence rate. This study reflects level of evidence IV.

Keywords

Dupuytren - fasciectomy - pull-through - minimally invasive - recurrence

Authors' Contributions

Conception and design: M.M.


Administrative support: G.G. and R.E.


Provision of study materials or patients: M.M. and F.S.


Collection and assembly of data: P.T., R.E., and I.C.


Data analysis and interpretation: P.T. and R.E.


All authors reviewed and edited the manuscript and approved the final version of the manuscript.


Patient Consent

Written informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to their enrollment.


Ethical Approval

The institutional review board of the hospital involved approved this study (No. 6911).




Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 08. Dezember 2022

Angenommen: 15. Juni 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
04. März 2024

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