Dupuytren's contracture
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Summary
Dupuytren's contracture is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,931 views/month, #10 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Guillaume Dupuytren[3]
- Subclass of: fibromatosis[4], contracture[5], superficial fibromatosis[6], flexion contracture of finger[7]
- Commons category: Dupuytren's contracture[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dupuytren's contracture[9]
- Described by source: The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[10]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C3469[11]
- Different from: Pott's fracture[12]
- Health specialty: orthopedics[13]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0005679[14]
Why It Matters
Dupuytren's contracture has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]