What actually is Needle Aponeurotomy?
• What causes Dupuytren’s? It is inherited, but doesn’t show up in every generation. With Dupuytren’s, a tissue layer just under the skin of the palm shrinks and keeps on shrinking, which pulls the fingers bent. • They say it’s hereditary but no one in my family has Dupuytren’s. Why do I have it? It can skip many generations. About half of people with Dupuytren’s know of a close relative with it, but half don’t know any one in their family with it. • Does an injury cause Dupuytren’s? Sometimes an injury of the hand or wrist, like a cut or a broken bone can activate Dupuytren’s earlier than it otherwise would have, but the main reason that people get Dupuytren’s is their genes. • My doctor says it isn’t painful, so why do I have pain? Some people have tenderness, burning or itching in the lumpy areas when the Dupuytren’s is actively progressing. Most don’t. There are also other painful hand problems which are more common than Dupuytren’s, like arthritis and tendinitis. Like the veterina
