Dupuytren, gradual thicking of the palm

As a family physician living on the upper Great Plains, I have many patients of Norwegian and German descent. Thus, I am familiar with some diseases that are prone to affect people of northern European ancestry. One such example is Dupuytren’s contracture. Dupuytren’s contracture is a gradual thickening of the connective tissue of the palm of the hand. It may begin innocently as a...