22 April 2021 : Clinical Research
External Screw-Threaded Traction Device Helps Optimize Finger Joint Mobility in Severe Stage III and IV Dupuytren Disease
Raymund E. Horch1ADEFG, Marweh Schmitz1AE, Maria Kreuzer2BCDF, Andreas Arkudas1E, Ingo Ludolph1E, Wibke Müller-Seubert1DEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929814
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929814
Table 1 Patient characteristics of treatment groups 1 and 2.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hands (no.) | 20 | 63 |
| Mean age (years) | 61 | 64 |
| Male (no. of hands) | 17 | 58 |
| Female (no. of hands) | 3 | 5 |
| Iselin stage III (no. of hands/%) | 1/5% | 28/44% |
| Iselin stage IV (no. of hands/%) | 19/95% | 35/56% |
| Positive family history (no. of hands/%) | 6/30% | 19/30% |
| History of smoking (no. of hands/%) | 4/20% | 13/21% |
| History of alcohol abuse (no. of hands/%) | 4/20% | 13/21% |