2024 February UE Institute - Case Study Series: Focus on Soft Tissue (Part 2) - Wounds and Dupuytren’s Contracture

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Session Title:  2024 February UE Institute - Case Study Series: Focus on Soft Tissue (Part 2) - Wounds and Dupuytren’s Contracture

Presenters:  Nora Barrett MS, OTR/L, CHT, WCC and Kathleen Albert MS, OTR/L, CHT

Moderator:  Tara Ruppert, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

  1. Name three surgical treatment options for Dupuytrens contracture. 
  2. Determine appropriate hand therapy interventions utilizing basic tissue healing principles post Dupuytrens release. 
  3. Understand the necessary components of the evaluation specific to the Dupuytrens population. 
  4. Identify various appropriate orthoses interventions for the post Dupuytrens release patient. 

Duration:   One hour 15 minutes

CE Credit:  1.25 continuing education hours, or 0.125 CEUs

Recommended Resources:

Below are the recommended resources for this course:

Turesson, C. (2018). The Role of Hand Therapy in Dupuytren Disease. Hand Clinics, 34: 395-401.

Sweet, S. & Blackmore, S. (2014). Surgical and therapy update on the management of Dupuytren’s Disease. Journal of Hand Therapy, 27: 77-83.

Hurst, L., Le, T., & MacGillis, K. (2020). Surgery management of dupuytren’s disease. In T.M. Skirven, A. L. Osterman, J. M. Fedorczyk, P. Amadio, S. B. Feldscher, E. K. Skin(Eds.), Rehabilitation of the hand and upper extremity. (7th ed., pp. 223-237).

Evans, R., Skirven, T., & DeTullio, L. (2021). Therapy management of dupuytrens contracture.  In T. M. Skirven, A. L. Osterman, J. M. Fedorczyk, P. C. Amadio, S. B. Feldscher, & E. K. Shin (Eds.), Rehabilitation of the hand and upper extremity, (7th ed. pp. 238-249). Elsevier.

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