Which two fingers are commonly affected by Dupuytren's Contracture?

Which two fingers are commonly affected by Dupuytren's Contracture?

• A. Index and Thumb
• B. Little and Ring Fingers
• C. Ring and Middle
• D. Index and Little Fingers

Answer: (B)

Dupuytren's Contracture is a fibrous thickening of the palmar fascia on the ulnar side of the hand that forms cords and nodules, pulling fingers into flexion. This condition most commonly involves the ring finger and little finger on one hand (the ulnar digits), often starting as palm nodules and progressing to fixed flexion at the MCP joint and sometimes the PIP joint. The index finger and thumb are affected less frequently, which is why the two digits most often seen with this contracture are the ring and little fingers.

Dupuytren's Contracture is a fibrous thickening of the palmar fascia on the ulnar side of the hand that forms cords and nodules, pulling fingers into flexion. This condition most commonly involves the ring finger and little finger on one hand (the ulnar digits), often starting as palm nodules and progressing to fixed flexion at the MCP joint and sometimes the PIP joint. The index finger and thumb are affected less frequently, which is why the two digits most often seen with this contracture are the ring and little fingers.