TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peter Brenner
AU  - Ghazi M. Rayan 
AU  - B. Twisselmann
AU  - 	J. Gratzer
AU  - H. Schimek 
AU  - 	H. Millesi
TI  - Dupuytren’s Disease:  A Concept of Surgical Treatment 
SN  -  9783709160619 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
PB  - Springer Science & Business Media
KW  -  
N2  - Morbus Dupuytren is particularly widespread among northern Europeans. However, the therapeutic success-rate often leaves much to be desired. A 50% recurrence-rate after surgery indicates that the disease cannot be treated by surgery alone. This book therefore adopts two parallel approaches: emphasis is firstly placed on the systemic character of morbus Dupuytren in context with other connective tissue diseases by a description of the biochemical and molecular-biological changes in the diseased connective tissues; secondly, a diversified picture of the given anatomical facts serves to explain the employment of the various therapeutic approaches. Further, a description is given of the current surgical procedures
ER  -