Du·puy·tren \də-pwē-traⁿ\ , Guillaume (1777–1835), French surgeon. Dupuytren was the leading French surgeon of his day. His greatest achievements were in surgical pathology, and they include: the first excision of the lower jaw (1812), a successful ligation of the external iliac artery (1815), the first successful treatment of aneurysm by compression (1818), a successful ligation of the subclavian artery (1819), surgical treatment of wryneck (1822), the development of an operation for the creation of an artificial anus (1828), and a classification of burns into four divisions (1832). The contracture that bears his name was described in 1831.
Medical Dictionary
Dupuytren's contracture
noun Du·puy·tren's contracture \də-ˌpwē-ˈtraⁿz-, -ˈpwē-trənz-\
Medical Definition of DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE
: a condition marked by fibrosis with shortening and thickening of the palmar aponeurosis resulting in flexion contracture of the fingers into the palm of the hand
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