Basic Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2018; 9(9): 130-137
Published online Sep 18, 2018. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v9.i9.130
Table 1 Characteristics of Dupuytren’s contracture patients (n = 87) n (%)
ParameterValue
Demographic characteristics
Age (M ± σ) (min-maх)(59 ± 10) (24-83)
Male:Female relation8:01
Status localis
Frequency of bilateral affection28 (32, 18)
Duration of disease, years – (min-max) - Me (Q1; Q3)(0.5-20) - 5 (4; 10)
Level of contracture – (min-max) - Me (Q1; Q3)(2-4) - 2.5 (2; 3)
Number of fingers with impaired function (Min-max) - Me (Q1; Q3)(1-8) - 2 (1-2)
Comorbid conditions
Arterial hypertension41 (47.1)
Ischemic heart disease5 (5.7)
Chronic cardial insufficiency3 (3.4)
Postinfarction cardiosclerosis2 (2.3)
Diabetes type 24 (4.6)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease6 (7.8)
Chronic hepatitis6 (7.8)
Neuritis of the auditory nerve4 (4.6)
Urolithiasis disease2 (2.3)
Obesity2 (2.3)
Extremal active smoking7 (8.0)
Table 2 Morphometric characteristics of palmar fascia perforating arteries in healthy control and Dupuytren’s contracture groups [Me (Q1/Q3)]
Group/parametersHealthy control n = 3Y-group (< 55 yr of age) n = 8O-group (≥ 55 yr of age) n = 19
Diameter412.831566 (306.96/326.91)ac334.85 (309.06/441.19)a
of artery (μm)(351.43/506.31)P2 = 0.000332; P3 = 0.136006P1 = 0.010485
Lumen243.15151.56 (94.72/153.90)ac178.19 (113.78/246.52)a
diameter (μm)(223.07/326.52)P2 = 0.000736; P3 = 0.249671P2 = 0.007253
Wall thickness (μm)89.0392.16 (80.88/106.12)c117.98 (98.37/133.13)a
(65.97/88.88)P2 = 0.49959; P3 = 0.010846P2 = 0.004483
Thickness8.4122.26 (14.79/33.42)a25.37 (21.16/41.75)a
of intima (μm)(7.80/0.82)P2 = 0.004998; P3 = 0.355126P2 = 0.000463
Thickness58.4546.52 (38.08/60.30)46.77 (38.26/64.03)
of media (μm)(44.01/60.28)P2 = 0.37436; P3 = 0.924826P2 = 0.17192
Intima/media thickness ratio0.180.53 (0.25/0.55)a0.68 (0.33/0.96)a
(0.12/0.24)P2 = 0.001992; P3 = 0.282078P2 = 0.000198
Table 3 Stereologic characteristics of hypodermis from Dupuytren’s contracture patients
Group/parametersY-group (< 55 yr of age) n = 15O-group (≥ 55 yr of age) n = 14
Percentage of adipoсytes in serial sections of Dupuytren’s tissue sample [Me (Q1/Q3), %]35.05 (23.40/40.09)aP1 = 0.00033827.79 (19.37/32.82)
Numerical microvessels density [Me (Q1/Q3), μm-2]5 (4/7)aP2 = 03 (2/4)
Volumetric microvessels density [Me (Q1/Q3), %]2.48 (1.44/4.13)aP2 = 8.88 × 10-161.16 (0.52/2.12)
Relative number of microvessels with signs of periadventitial inflammatory infiltration21.84aP2 = 1.69 × 10-512.93
Relative number of microvessels with signs of adventitial fibrosis4.48aP2 = 0.0023588.19
Microvessels diameters [Me (Q1/Q3), μm]12.55 (9.26/18.05)aP2 = 0.01942511.58 (8.67/16.84)
Table 4 Parameters of microcirculatory flow and post-occlusive hyperemia test in Dupuytren’s contracture patients in younger (DCY) and older (DCO) groups and healthy controls (Norm) in different age groups [Me (Q1/Q3)]
ParametersNorm (25-54 yr of age)n = 22DCY (< 55 yr of age)n = 6Norm (55-70 yr of age)n = 6DCO (≥ 55 yr of age)n = 18
Age33 (23/54)52 (45/54)59 (55/63)66 (59/69)
Microcirculatory flow base (PU)4 (3.5/5.7)15.45c (8.4/20.6) P3 = 0.0203.5 (2.55/4.7)4.15a (3.1/7.8) P2 = 0.019
Microcirculatory flow peak (PU)14.7 (11.8/18.3)27.5c (22.2/44.4) P3 = 0.00218.2 (8.15/18.7)20.1 (16.7/24.6)
Microcirculatory flow peak index (%)340 (232/443)218.5 (125/488)373 (223/449)508 (336/544) P2 = 0.045
Time of hyperemic response (s)15 (10/25)17.5 (10/30)20 (20/25)20 (15/90)
Velocity of hyperemic response (PU/s)0.62 (0.50/0.81)0.56 (0.14/1.19)0.52 (0.15/0.55)0.81 (0.21/1.09)
Time of half-recovery (s)45 (15/75)30 (5/60)35 (20/70)40 (30/130)
Speed of half-recovery (PU/s)0.18 (0.14/0.34)0.96 (0.16/1.54)0.2 (0.11/0.28)0.28 (0.09/0.49)
Time of full recovery (s)247 (205/380)212 (40/600)147 (125/190)400 (90/600)
Duration of hyperemic response (s)270 (180/300)242 (55/660)165 (150/210)515 (120/700)
Intensity (area) of hyperemic response (relative units)1127 (705/1830)2799 (193/6216)1575 (474/2202)3804 (1110/5084)