Table 2.
Patients’ characteristics including demographic differences and the presence of Dupuytren’s diathesis according to Tubiana staging
|
|
Patients No. (40) |
Tubiana stage I 20 (50%) |
Tubiana stage II 15 (38%) |
Tubiana stage III 5 (12%) |
|
Median age [years] (range) |
63 (40–87) |
68 (40–81) |
60 (42–86) |
75 (60–87) |
|
Gender (M/F) |
35/5 |
18/3 |
14/1 |
4/1 |
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Dupuytren’s diathesis, n (%) | ||||
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Family history |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
Age <50 years |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Recurrent |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
Previous intervention |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
Bilateral |
16 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
|
Associated pathologies (Garrod’s pads, Ledderhose disease, Peyronie’s disease) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Anticoagulant/antiaggregant therapy |
28 |
10 |
5 |
13 |
|
Side (R/L) |
38/18 |
10/3 |
26/9 |
6/2 |
|
Follow-up [months] |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
F: Female; L: Left; M: Male; n: No. of cases; R: Right