Are you a viking who can't straighten your fingers, find it difficult to get your hand in your pocket and keep poking yourself in the eye when you're washing your face? If so, you might have Dupuytren's contracture. Benjamin Baker talks to Jill Arrowsmith about this common problem, discussing aetiology, diagnosis and treatment options in the latest in our plastic surgery podcasts.
Dupuytren's contracture is common, and if you can diagnose it and discuss its management in undergraduate and postgraduate examinations, either as the main problem, or an incidental finding when you are examining the hands as part of your global assessment, you will be well on the way to a pass.
Benjamin Baker is an academic foundation doctor and Jill Arrowsmith is a Consultant in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the world famous Pulvertaft Hand Centre, in Derby, Uk