Patient-reported outcome measures (PROM)

Standardised questionnaires used to measure outcomes from the patient's perspective. In Dupuytren's disease, the most commonly validated instruments include URAM (9 items, Dupuytren-specific, FESSH-preferred), DASH/QuickDASH (general upper extremity, less Dupuytren-sensitive), and Michigan Hand Questionnaire (63 items, six domains).

Related terms

• Glossary

  Tubiana classification

  Five-stage assessment of Dupuytren's contracture severity by total flexion deformity of an affected ray (sum of MCP, PIP, and DIP extension deficits): stage 0 (no disease), stage N (nodule, no contracture), stage 1 (0–45°), stage 2 (46–90°), stage 3 (91–135°), stage 4 (>135°). Described by Tubiana, Michon, and Thomine in 1968.

• Condition

  Dupuytren's disease

  Benign progressive fibroproliferative disorder of the palmar and digital fascia, classified by WHO 2020 as a palmar-type fibromatosis. Characterised by myofibroblast-driven formation of nodules and cords in the palmar aponeurosis, leading to progressive flexion contracture of the digits, most commonly the ring and little fingers.

Articles mentioning this term

1. Expert blog · 5 May 2026

   Choroba Dupuytrena — leczenie operacyjne

   Aponeurotomia igłowa i fasciektomia ograniczona w pierwotnym leczeniu choroby Dupuytrena — przegląd dowodów, anatomia patologiczna pasm jako predyktor wyboru techniki, definicja nawrotu, polski kontekst refundacyjny.

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