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Dupuytren's contracture cord of the DIP joint (a, b). Injection of Dupuytren's contracture cord (c, d). Postinjection results (e-g). Postinjection results at 5 months (h, i).
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An assistant then placed a tongue depressor on both sides of the cord (see Figure 1), in order to isolate the cord from the surrounding tissue, stabilize it, and bring it into greater visualization, per the senior authors technique. His joint had 10  of flexion at rest that could be corrected to 0  with the assistance of the other hand (see Figure 1).