Table 2.

Factors influencing surgeon’s intention^a to use each surgical procedure

Percutaneous needle fasciotomy	Fasciotomy	Fasciectomy	Dermofasciectomy
Aged >70 years	Aged > 70 years	PIP flexion >45°	Patient presenting with recurrence
MCP flexion <20°	Patient’s job/way of life requires manual dexterity	MCP flexion >45°	PIP flexion >45°
Patient request based on aesthetic reasons	Patient request based on impairment of activities of daily living	Patient presenting with recurrence	MCP flexion >45°
Patient comorbidities or risk factors	High expectations of success following surgical procedure	Speed of progression of disease over time	Speed of progression of disease over time
Patient request based on impairment of activities of daily living	MCP flexion >45°	High expectations of success following surgical procedure	High expectations of success following surgical procedure
PIP flexion <20°	Family history of DD	Patient’s job/way of life requires manual dexterity	Family history of DD

DD Dupuytren’s disease, MCP metacarpophalangeal, PIP proximal interphalangeal

^aFactors influencing intention to use a procedure were rated from 1 (“strongly decreases”) to 7 (“strongly increases”) intention to use each procedure type; factors are presented in decreasing order of importance