thank you Eddie for clearing that up...I was also just passing the info from surgeons and hand therapists...guess what ever works with as few risks as possible is the best solution..I still wish there was more research being done as to causes and what not to take..since stopping g/c and msn the bump on my wrist went down a little..

recurrance correctly pointed out is in the same spot...extension is showing up somewhere else. surgery is less likely to have recurrance but much more likely to have extensions of the disease.

Charlie, I believe your your BTW requires a more through explanation of the facts. The best thing to do for a contraction of less than 30 degrees is **nothing**. Beyond that point action should be taken. Acting sooner is better than later as the curvature progresses. The two options currently available are Traditional Invasive Surgery, OR "NA". The "action point" accepted for traditional open hand surgery is approaching 45 degrees. Beyond this point the chances for the best outcome begin to diminish. However, with NA, the opportunity to act starts at about 35 degrees, depending on how specific the cords to be severed are. In both cases, if the contraction is progressing rapidly, the sooner the better.

Here's the **big** difference between the two current options. In the majority if cases, traditional surgery creates internal and external scar tissue due to the invasive nature of the procedure. This scar tissue often prevents a full correction to 0 degrees if contraction. NA, however, does not produce scar tissue and therefore does not suffer from this liability. Read the numerous posts of those who have had NA. Though every case is unique, the % of correction is generally greater with NA than what is reported with Invasive surgery. The lack of scar tissue is, I believe, is the difference. In any case, anyone reading this post with a single contraction of > 45 degrees should immediately schedule a procedure. Do the research and decide between full open hand surgery and NA and pull the trigger *now*. Less than 35 degrees, bide your time and study your options.

Jerry,
Is this just your idea or is there something written that would support what you say?

I also wanted to add that several honest surgeons and hand therapist used almost the same wording saying that surgery is not a cure but can actually cause more surgery..enough said...