Is there anyone on here who knows a lot about dupuytren's contraction disease or knows how to deal with it?

Dupuytren's contract: Duputren's contracture is fibrosis or scarring of the tendon sheath, most commonly the flexor tendon of the middle finger. With contracture you get a raised ridge of scar tissue in the palm with varying degrees of flexion deformity of the finger. Slightly more common in diabetics. When unable to straighten the effected finger, will need surgical correction. Need to see a hand surgeon.

Surgery or injection: This fibroproliferative disease is genetically mediated and causes contracture of the fingers. It's most common in the ring and small fingers of males with a strong family history of disease. This disease is loosely associated with diabetes and alcoholism. Contractures progress with age. As a hand surgeon i treat this with surgery or injection. Needle aponuerotomy an option, recurrence a problem.

Yes 3 options: There are 3 options for treatment of dupuytren's contracture: 1) fasciectomy - long recovery 2) needle aponeurotomy - see my article in journal of hand surgery april 2012 3) xiaflex the treatment chosen will depend on the experience of your hand surgeon and the location and severity of the cords. http://www.centraljerseyhand.com/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery.htm.

Fibromatosis: Dupuytren's is an abnormal fibro-proliferative disorder also called palmar fibromatosis know as vikings disease it has a significant familial and genetic etiology here is a link to some additional ideas on facebook regarding dupuytren's https://www.Facebook.Com/pages/dupuytrens-disease-new-treatment-updates/147337105335050?Ref=hl.