Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's Contracture

Purpose: To review the effectiveness and safety of needle aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's contracture in a Chinese population. Methods: Seven males and one female, age range 50�80 underwent needle aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's contracture. Needle aponeurotomy was performed under local anesthesia using a 23-gauge hypodermic needle. The cord is placed on tension and the needle is inserted in the same local anesthetic injection sites. The needle is then rotated and the sharp bevel edge is used to make small perpendicular cuts in the fibers of the cord a few millimeters in depth. The needle is then rotated and swiped transversely. Other punctures were administered in the same manner along the cord until the desired extension was gained. After the procedure was complete, the finger was splinted ...

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