[Complications of surgery of Dupuytren disease. Comparison of total and partial aponeurectomy].

Total and partial aponeurectomy are the most usual operations performed for the treatment of Dupuytren's disease. Eighteen patients, for a sum of 23 treated hands, were submitted to total aponeurectomy in 20 cases and to partial aponeurectomy in 3 cases. Recurrence was present in 4 cases. Postoperative morbidity was 50% (10/20 cases) following total aponeurectomy and 0% (0/3 cases) following partial aponeurectomy. In patient with recurrence disease postoperative complications were present in 3/4 cases (75%) while in patients, operated for the first time, morbidity rate was 36.8% (7/19 cases). Postoperative complications following total aponeurectomy are extremely frequent, especially if recurrence is present. Partial aponeurectomy allows to achieve functional result as good as total aponeurectomy with significative reduction of postoperative morbidity.