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Dupuytren's Disease
A Scientific Review
- 1st Edition - June 2, 2023
- Authors: Lawrence C. Hurst, Marie A. Badalamente, David Edward Komatsu
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 4 8 7 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 4 8 8 - 5
Dupuytren's Disease: A Scientific Review offers consolidated, up-to-date coverage of both the basic normal (nonpathologic) science and cutting-edge science of this progressive… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDupuytren's Disease: A Scientific Review offers consolidated, up-to-date coverage of both the basic normal (nonpathologic) science and cutting-edge science of this progressive disorder. Drs. Lawrence C. Hurst, Marie A. Badalamente, and David Edward Komatsu break down the complex topic of Dupuytren’s contracture into its basic scientific components. Hand surgeons, plastic surgeons, and orthopaedic surgeons will find this unique, concise title to be especially helpful in their practices.
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Includes chapters on prevalence of Dupuytren's disease, normal genetics and the genetic abnormalities associated with Dupuytren's disease, and collagen and collagen synthesis in healthy fascia and Dupuytren's disease.
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Provides numerous illustrations throughout.
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Contains an in-depth bibliography and a useful, complete glossary of related terms.
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Consolidates today's available information on Dupuytren’s science into a single, convenient resource.
• Hand Surgeons
• Plastic Surgeons
• Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Incidence and prevalence of Dupuytren’s disease
- Understanding incidence and prevalence
- Incidence and prevalence in Dupuytren's disease
- Chapter 2. Epidemiology and risk factors in Dupuytren's disease
- Chapter 3. Anatomy and pathoanatomy in Dupuytren's disease
- Chapter 4. Genetics of Dupuytren’s disease
- A review of the basic concepts of genetics
- Genetics of Dupuytren's disease
- Chapter 5. Cells of Dupuytren’s disease
- Chapter 6. Growth factors, hormones, cytokines, and free radicals in Dupuytren’s disease
- Chapter 7. MicroRNAs in Dupuytren's disease
- Chapter 8. Signaling pathways in Dupuytren’s disease
- Chapter 9. Collagen and collagen synthesis in Dupuytren’s disease
- Chapter 10. Collagenase
- Collagenase in normal fascia
- Collagenase in Dupuytren's disease
- Chapter 11. Extracellular matrix in Dupuytren’s disease
- Chapter 12. Developing new therapeutics for Dupuytren’s disease
- Glossary
- Index
- No. of pages: 142
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 2, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443114878
- eBook ISBN: 9780443114885
LH
Lawrence C. Hurst
Affiliations and expertise
Professor & Vice Chairman, Department of OrthopaedicsMB
Marie A. Badalamente
Affiliations and expertise
Dept. Orthopaedics, T-18, Room 052, Health Science Center State University