Table 6

Recurrent Dupuytren's disease versus primary DD between 1988 and 2006

Primary DD

Recurrent DD

p-value


number

men

857

120

X

women

127

15

X

mean stage per hand

men

4,56

4,78

0,714

women

4,26

4,20

0,178

p-value

0,376

0,045

X

mean Age

men

57,87

55,89

0,187

women

62,97

59,60

0,186

p-value

>0,001

0,353

X


The mean stage per hand was calculated by the sum of the affected fingers, mean age in years

Loos et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007 8:60   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-60

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