Dear Ed,

Dr. Eaton (Florida) is a wonderful NA practitioner. His information can be found at www.handcenter.org. He is the only NA trained practitioner in the States. All other NA trained practitioners are listed at www.dupuytren.org.

Frances

Ed, there are no Needle Aponevrotmy practioners
in your area. There are many excellent Hand Surgeons.
Personally, I would contact Marie Budalamente, PhD. at
the Stoney Brook campus of S.U.N.Y.. She is the lead
investigator of the collagenase study. Lawrence C. Hurst,
M.D. is the Orthopedist member of the trial. Ask them for
a referral source. Mass. General would be a good source
also. Most of us would not recommend traditional hand
surgery for Dupuytrens. A trip to Europe or Florida would
provide an interim correction lasting a few years; that
would be NA. Keep reading posts here to learn about the
personal experiences of others. Good luck.

Hi,

Could you please help me. My father is 75 years old and was just told that he has this disease on his left hand and that he needs surgery. could you please send me some information about this disease. I need to know what to do for him.

He says that he is in a lot of pain. Could you please tell me if he should have this or not.


Maryanne

You have options for the Needle Aproneurotomy for Dupuytren's Contracture> They are:

1) Dr. Charles Eaton, Jupiter, Florida

2) Dr. William Bourland, Memphis, Tennessee

3) A number of physicians in Paris, France, France.

If mor information is need post.

please research and see how many successful traditional surgies there are...so many informative posts on this site and those of us who have one or more surgeries are quick to point out the serious butchering outcomes...length of recovery, scar tissue and the most obvious...the more you operate, the more the disease escalates...good luck with your Dad...