Do we know if Dr Denkler's appearance will be on cable or 'free to air' television?
I feel strongly that there should be lots of tapes or CD's made of this upcoming programme and circulated so as members of this site can show their local surgeons.
My surgeon is such a doubter that it is a safe proceedure.
In the meantime I'm getting a copy of Walt's CD on his proceedure in Paris.

Dear Mark,

Sorry to hear your hands started curling again. Can you give us some specifics about your case?

ie: Your age, the age of onset, severity of contition, does your family have a history of Dup and if 'yes' did they have surgery? If 'yes' did their hands curl within a short time after surgery? Have you been in contact with the doctor who provided NA? What do they say? Etc...

It's important for us to hear about cases such as yours because it helps us to evaluate our own situations.

My hubby's family history with DC is that it returns shortly after surgery which is why we opted for NA then made no great expectations of long-term results. Luckily for hubby it has been almost three years and his left pinkie is only starting to curl again. We will probably make the trip to see Dr. Pess sometime within the next year, but at the moment the need is not pressing.

Good luck with your hands,
Anon

Mark,
Just like most any other surgery, different people have different results. My finger, three years after surgery, is normal looking and functional the same as before DD. I went from 85 degrees contraction to 0 degrees and it has stayed the same.

2 days ago, I received an email from a local doctor who has had NA performed in Europe, and by Dr Eaton. He says he will be training with Dr Pess, in June or July of 2005.

A major question...How is the contracture measured? I just know that the last joint of each pinkie is parallel to each palm...and that's obviously killed my ability as a typist! Can anyone fill me in more??

Many thanks!!

He's an ER doctor, who had NA performed on him both in France, and by Dr Eaton. He is hoping to train with Dr Pess, and to offer it to us "out in the sticks", i.e. Boise, ID area.