About The Dupuytren Foundation
Dupuytren's Disease is a benign condition which affects millions of Americans resulting in progressive and sometimes crippling hand deformities. There is currently no cure.
People dealing with Dupuytren's contracture need two things: first, the simplest, safest way to straighten fingers bent by Dupuytren's; second, an effective treatment to stop the contractures from progressing in the first place or from recurring after having been straightened. There are new options for the first issue, but biologic treatments to prevent contractures are still desperately needed.
The Dupuytren Foundation has a simple mission statement: to promote research, education and global collaboration to find a cure for Dupuytren's disease.
Dupuytren's Symposium
International symposium on dupuytren's disease
The Dupuytren's Foundation and Dupuytren's Society are hosting the 2010 International Symposium on Dupuytren's Disease in Miami, Florida.
It has been forty years since the last international conference on Dupuytren's disease. Much has changed, but too much has not. Imagine having Dupuytren's. Imagine your children having aggressive Dupuytren's disease. With new tools and new concepts, now is time for all of us to work together to develop better options for patients affected by Dupuytren's.