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Disease History of "Morbus Dupuytren" und "Morbus Ledderhose"

including pictures

By Stefan H.

Born 1965 in Uslar, Germany.

1^st surgery

Summer 1998 (Dr. Hessabi, now Frau Dr. Hunger-Wenke, obere Karspuele 22, 37073 Göttingen, surgery in Hainbergklinik)

· full anesthesia

· right hand 4+5 main joint

· left foot

2^nd surgery

Feb 2002 (Dr. Van Den Boom, Klinik Dr. Boueke, Koenigstr., Hannover)

· anesthesia into the armpit

· left hand, 3^rd main joint, a little PIP; 4^th main joint stron, PIP; 5^th main joint strong.

3^rd surgery

Feb 2003 (Dr. W. Förster, Peinerstr. 2, Hannover, Amb. Surgery Center)

· anesthesia into the armpit

· right hand, between 1 & 2; 3^rd main joint; 4^th main joint; 5^th main and PIP;

· scar correction between 3 and 4.

4^th surgery

October 2003 (Dr. Förster)

· anesthesia into the armpit

· right hand 5, main & middle.; middle wired inside for 3 weeks

Surgery mainly because of painful remainders of previous surgery. A small hole in the palm below the 5^th finger caused pain every time I rgipped something. Possibly a nerve end that got included in the scar tissue.

5^th surgery

26 May 2005 (surgeons: Fr. Dr. Pein, Fr. Dr. Schüler, Ass. Dr. Wagner,

Unfallklinik des Friederikenstifts, Marienstr., Hannover

· anesthesia into the armpit and elbow.

· right hand 5, main and PIP, PIP internally wired for 2 weeks, basically the same place as in Oct 2003.

· The surgery was planned for more fingers but the fifth finger already took 2 hours and there was a limit of how long the hand could be bloodless.

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... preparing for further surgeries:

· right hand: 1^st main, 2^nd main + PIP (***see pic of 2005.05.25 of 5^th surgery***)

· left hand: 1^st main, 2^nd main + PIP, 3^rd main, 4^th main + PIP, 5th all joints.; Tip of 2^nd main.

· both feet

*** no picture of feet ***

Hannover, Germany, Jul 2005