J Burn Care Rehabil. 1997 May-Jun;18(3):245-6.

Dupuytren's contracture after burns of the upper extremity.

Balakrishnan C, Emanuele JA, Chow IJ.

Department of Plastic Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detriot, Michigan, USA.

A case of Dupuytren's contracture in a patient with previous history of burns of the upper extremity is reported. Because this patient has no predisposition to the disease, burns of the upper extremity should be considered as a trigger to the onset of the disease.

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