Although occasionally tender nodules are present, Dupuytren's contracture is commonly not painful. An open surgical procedure (fasciectomy or excision of the palmar fascia) should be performed if a...

Although occasionally tender nodules are present, Dupuytren's contracture is commonly not painful.

An open surgical procedure (fasciectomy or excision of the palmar fascia) should be performed if a 20- to 30-degree flexion contracture of the ulnar metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint results from Dupuytren's contracture.