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Photo: Sahlgrenska Academy
The needle surgery has proven effective against the so-called Viking disease. Press picture.
Dupuytren's contracture, also known as Viking's disease, is a condition that can make your fingers bent and hard to stretch. This is due to changes in the connective tissue that is in the palm of the hand, which causes the connective tissue chain inside the finger to become shorter and thicker.
An injection fluid is often used as a treatment, but a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy shows that it is also effective with simple needle surgery, a much less expensive method.
"A dose of Xiapex costs about 6,500 crowns while a kinesitherapy at the needle costs 150 crowns," wrote the University of Gothenburg in a press release.
The thesis is based on a study of 156 patients treated by injection or by needle surgery. Two years after the intervention, there was no significant difference between the groups.
Viking disease affects about 10% of men and 2% of women. The disease may be related to heredity, age and diabetes.
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