Dupuytren’s contracture is a thickening and shortening of this tissue. This thickened area begins as a hard lump called a nodule. Over years to decades, it may progress to a thick band called a ...

Overall, 52% of the fingers involved had only thickening of the fascia and nodules, with no reported finger flexion deformities. The average climbing intensity score in the climbers with Dupuytren’s ...