The open palm technique in severe Dupuytren's contracture

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to study the author's experience with the open palm technique originally described by McCash for the treatment of serve Dupuytren's contractures. All patients presented hand ulnar border (ring and little fingers) impairment and belonged to stages III to IV of the classification proposed by Tubiana. In a period of 6 years, 35 patients were submitted to regional fasciectomy. On average, 18 days were necessary (extremes of 15 and 25) to complete scar healing. We obtained an average articular residual deficit of 25 to the ring finger and 30 to the little finger at the proximal interphalangeal articulation level.