860 patients with Dupuytren's contracture were questioned concerning factors which might elucidate the possibility that the contracture was aetiologically conditioned by trauma or by manual work. The most important factors were: Manual or non-manual work, rightor left-handedness, onset of contracture on the right or the left. From the data it may be concluded that trauma is of no importance in the aetiology of Dupuytren's contracture. traktur. D.O.S. tren's contracture. Arch Neurol Psych 28, 955. litus. S A f r Med J 27. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg 5 Scand J Plast Surg Recontr Surg Hand Surg Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by Mcgill University on 11/27/14 For personal use only.
The commonest tumours of the peripheral nerves are neurolemomas and neurofibromas, both arising from the nerve sheath. Both tumour types are described. It is established that the neurofibroma becomes malignant in about 10% of cases and that removal involves resection of the nerve. Radical resection is nevertheless recommended and the defect in the nerve may be overcome by free nerve transplantation. Two cases are reported.
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