What is Needle Aponeurotomy?
Needle Aponeurotomy also known as Percutaneous Dupuytren’s Release is a non-surgical procedure performed in a doctor’s office using local anesthesia to help straighten fingers bent by Dupuytren’s contracture. It is one of several techniques to treat fingers bent by Dupuytren’s disease. In Dupuytren’s disease, a layer of tissue just under the skin of the palm becomes hard and shrinks. Dupuytren’s may result in a lengthwise tightness beneath the skin of the palm which keeps the fingers from straightening, called a “cord”. With needle aponeurotomy, a physician lengthens a tight cord by cutting it beneath the skin with a small needle, usually at several points along the line of tightness. Technically speaking, needle aponeurotomy is a type of procedure referred to as a percutaneous fasciotomy. “Percutaneous” means going through the skin with the smallest hole possible, and “fasciotomy” means cutting fascia, which is the layer under the skin affected by Dupuytren’s disease. DOES IT CURE DUP
