It is my understanding that this disease is gentic. It is in your DNA. However, I am a beliver that sooner or later you will get it, but I happen to believe other tramas can get it started. Just my belife. I had 3 trigger finger operations, and I let the last one go too long. After that surgery, I noticed the cord in my hand . That cord was there for months before I finally got surgery, but it was going towords the same finger as the trigger finger. The trigger finger tendon is deeper in the hand than the DC cord. They are not related, but, I think the trama brought it on. I am sure, at some point, I would have gotten this anyway, as it is in the dna.
Patty

Surgery is not the only trauma that can trigger a pre disposition for Dups. As a semipro musician I switched from drums to congas. I really had to pound those things hard to be heard over the band. My hands would ache, and my nails would cut into other fingers do to the impact. The left hand was the most effected, as that is my normal snare hand. As an experienced drummer I naturally transferred most of the accents to that hand on the congas. After six months I first noticed the bending in my left pinkie. Six months later I had surgery. That's rapid growth. My right hand is following suit, however much more slowly. Having found this site post-op, I sleep better knowing about NA should my right continue to go South. I wish I'd looked harder on the web *before* my surgery and learned about NA. Instead, I was misinformed by the standard medical sites that listed surgery as my only option. We're working on the new web site that will make the knowledge of the options immediately apparent to anyone who searches on 'Dupuytren'. More to come.