Two-stage treatment of severe Dupuytren’s contracture with an external fixator

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and Masashi Yamazaki in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Tsukuba for advice on clinical materials and basic science. We thank Dr Toshikazu Tanaka in Kikkoman General Hospital for leadership in surgeries. We thank Dr Yoshio Nakata of the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Tsukuba for advice on statistical analysis and Drs Sho Kohyama and Akira Ikumi for MRI examinations.