Lexicon:Dupuytren
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| Term: | Dupuytren |
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| References: | The Mauritius Command, pages 29, 168 The Surgeon's Mate, pages 138, 150, 330 The Hundred Days, pages 32, 200 |
| Meaning: | Guillaume, Baron Dupuytren (1777-1835) was a famous French surgeon and pathologist best known for his description and development of surgical procedures for alleviating "Dupuytren's contracture" (see quasi-calcification of the palmar aponeurosis). He introduced a new classification of burns and provided the first clear description of the pathology of congenital dislocation of the hip (1826). He devised many other surgical procedures as well. |
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Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
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