Dupuytren's Disease

Dupuytren's Disease 

Dupuytren's disease is also widely known as Dupuytren's contracture because in certain progressed cases, the person develops a contracture in the hand causing the fingers to bend. Dupuytren's disease occurs when tissue that is located beneath the palm thickens. As a result, in severe cases, the person is unable to fully extend their fingers. When the connective tissue continues to contract it can lead to hypertrophic scar formation. Dupuytren's disease is typically found in Northern European males that are above the ago of 50. The cause is not known, but is thought to be hereditary in some cases.

Kenny, Tim. "Dupuytren's Contracture." Patient.co.uk, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2013. <http://www.patient.co.uk/health/dupuytrens-contracture-leaflet>. 
The author is Dr. Tim Kenny, their contact information is not available

. It was published through patients.co.uk. The author writes a few opinions such as when he stated, "Dupuytren's contracture is not usually painful." When it was first posted is not listed but it is updated regularly, the last update was June 15, 2013. The website contains mainly text and one picture of a hand that helps viewers get a visual image of what the disease looks like in an affected hand.

Pawlina, Wojciech. "Connective Tissue." Histology A Text And Atlas. By Michael H. Ross. 6th ed. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 183. Print.
The two main contributors listed for the 6th edition of this textbook are, Wojciech Pawlina and Michael H. Ross.