Does radiation offer a benefit for knuckle pads due to Dupuytren's?

Topics: Radiation Oncology • Non-malignant Disease

I treat early-stage nodularity and cording, but am not sure whether to treat knuckle pads.

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

Knuckle pads have similar histology to Dupuytren's and may be called dorsal Dupuytren's nodules or Garrod's disease (PMID:31184950). Radiotherapy is effective for early-stage Dupuytren's and 10 patients with Garrod's disease were irradiated in the large German radiotherapy study, but results for tha...

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