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Glossary Anatomy

Pretendinous band

Longitudinal condensation of the palmar aponeurosis overlying each digital flexor tendon, running from the apex of the aponeurosis to the proximal phalanx. The normal structure that, when thickened, becomes the pretendinous cord.

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  1. FESSH preparation

    Dupuytren's disease

    An expert synthesis of Dupuytren's disease — anatomy, the McFarlane cord pattern, the contemporary treatment landscape after the European withdrawal of collagenase, and the parallel consensus definitions of recurrence — for FESSH candidates and consultant peers.

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