• Mike Ruettermann, Robert Michael Hermann, Karl Khatib-Chahidi, and WerkerPaul M NPMN.
• Institute for Handand Plastic Surgery, HPC Oldenburg; Department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Section for Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Federal Armed Forces Hospital Westerstede; Center for Radiotherapy and Radiooncology Bremen; Institute for Radiation Therapy and Special Oncology, Hannover Medical School Hannover; University Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Oldenburg.
• Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2021 Nov 19; 118 (46): 781-788.

BackgroundThe worldwide prevalence of Dupuytren's disease (DD) is 8%. DD is a chronic disease for which there is no cure. Various treatments are available.MethodsThis review is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a selective search in PubMed and Embase.ResultsGenetic factors account for 80% of the factors involved in causing this disease. Diabetes mellitus, hepatic diseases, epilepsy, and chronic occupational use of vibrating tools are also associated with it. Limited fasciectomy is the most common treatment and is considered the reference standard. Possible complications include persistent numbness in areas where the skin has been elevated, cold sensitivity, and stiffness, with a cumulative risk of 3.6 -39.1% for all complications taken together. The recurrence rate at 5 years is 12-73%. Percutaneous needle fasciotomy is the least invasive method, with more rapid recovery and a lower complication rate than with limited fasciectomy. 85% of patients have a recurrence after an average of 2.3 years. Radiotherapy can be given before contractures arise in patients with high familial risk, or postoperatively in selected patients with a very high individual risk of recurrence.ConclusionAlthough DD is not curable, good treatments are available. Recurrences reflect the pathophysiology of the disease and should not be considered complications of treatment. When counseling patients about the available treatment options, particularly the modalities and timing of surgery, the physician must take the patient's degree of suffering into account. Nowadays, fast recovery from surgery and less postoperative pain are a priority for many patients. Different surgical methods can be used in combination. It remains difficult to predict the natural course and the time to postoperative recurrence in individual patients; these matters should be addressed in future studies.

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