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  • Dupuytren's Contracture
  • Frequent Asked Questions
  • RADIATION ONCOLOGIST LIST
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  • Prof (MD) Seegenschmiedt
  • Dr Seegenschmiedt
  • The Dupuytren's Practice
  • INTL DUPUYTRENS SOCIETY
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Dupuytren's & LEDDERHOSE
Advocates for RadIATION THERAPY

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What is Dupuytren's Contracture Disease? 

What causes Dupuytren's Contracture?

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Dupuytren's CONTRACTURE, Ledderhose & Peyronies

Worldwide List of Radiation Oncologist Doctors who Specialize in Dupuytren's Contracture & Ledderhose Treatments

Worldwide List of Radiation Oncologist Doctors who Specialize in Dupuytren's Contracture & Ledderhose Treatments

Worldwide List of Radiation Oncologist Doctors who Specialize in Dupuytren's Contracture & Ledderhose Treatments

Our list of Dupuytren's and Ledderhose radiation treatment specialists is updated quarterly.


For referrals and the most up to date list of Dupuytren's Contracture & Ledderhose Radiology doctors in your region or country, join DART on Facebook.

Dupuytren's Radiation Doctors

DART : A Facebook support forum for Dupuytren's Contracture and Ledderhose

Worldwide List of Radiation Oncologist Doctors who Specialize in Dupuytren's Contracture & Ledderhose Treatments

Worldwide List of Radiation Oncologist Doctors who Specialize in Dupuytren's Contracture & Ledderhose Treatments

 DART: Dupuytren's Contracture Advocates for Radiation Therapy on Facebook is a group that aims to serve the needs of the newly diagnosed as well as those who've already gone from diagnosis to treatment.  


This is a group of real people (including Dupuytren's Contracture doctors and specialists) that advocate low dose radiation therapy (RT).


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Why use Low Dose Radiation Therapy on Dupuytren's Contracture and Ledderhose?

Worldwide List of Radiation Oncologist Doctors who Specialize in Dupuytren's Contracture & Ledderhose Treatments

Why use Low Dose Radiation Therapy on Dupuytren's Contracture and Ledderhose?

 

Low dose radiation therapy is used to stop the progression of the disease.  It is approximately 80% effective.

 

With no cure for our disease, low-dose radiation treatment seems to be one of the best options for stopping the disease from spreading.

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What to Expect with Low Dose Radiation Therapy

Who Treats Dupuytren's Contracture Disease? (Palmar Fibromatosis)

Who Treats Ledderhose Disease? (plantar fibromatosis)

Low Dose radiation therapy is completely non-invasive.  It's as simple as getting a x-ray.  Your Radiation Oncologist (RO), will mark up your hands/feet (they call it mapping), the team that delivers your radiation will make a mold of your hand or foot, and when ready for treatment they will typically place the hand or foot into the mold 

Low Dose radiation therapy is completely non-invasive.  It's as simple as getting a x-ray.  Your Radiation Oncologist (RO), will mark up your hands/feet (they call it mapping), the team that delivers your radiation will make a mold of your hand or foot, and when ready for treatment they will typically place the hand or foot into the mold and design a shield so that the RT will deliver in the exact spot needed, they will then typically apply a piece of bolus (sort of wet fabric) over the site.  The will ask you to stay still and tell you when the RT begins and ends. It is typically under 1 minute.  The standard treatment is 5 days, 3 grays a day and a waiting period of 8-12 weeks and then another 5 days, 3 grays a day.  That's it!

Who Treats Ledderhose Disease? (plantar fibromatosis)

Who Treats Dupuytren's Contracture Disease? (Palmar Fibromatosis)

Who Treats Ledderhose Disease? (plantar fibromatosis)

  •  Radiation oncologists are specialists who treat both Ledderhose with low dose radiation therapy.  Radiatiotherapy provides much needed relief from pain for most patients. This shows the most promising statistics of halting the disease, upwards of 80%.  RT is totally non-invasive, it takes less than 1 minute to deliver the dose and requir

  •  Radiation oncologists are specialists who treat both Ledderhose with low dose radiation therapy.  Radiatiotherapy provides much needed relief from pain for most patients. This shows the most promising statistics of halting the disease, upwards of 80%.  RT is totally non-invasive, it takes less than 1 minute to deliver the dose and requires no needles or knives. Its a painless as a dental xray. 
  • Podiatrists treat Ledderhose disease mainly by modifying footwear, providing custom orthotics and in some cases  cortisone injections. Cryosurgery is offered by a few podiatrists. It is a  minimally invasive procedure that does not remove the nodule, rather it aims to kill the nerves around the nodule to eliminate pain. Cryosurgery has not proven to be very effective with our members.  Lastly and newest, is Vitrase (hyaluronidase injection).  It is injected into the nodule and works to dissolve the fibroma. Members report  it working very fast to  some reporting it did not make much difference.  Very few podiatrist are using Vitrase off label, but we do have a list of 20 or so only in the USA.
  • A foot surgeon may diagnosis the  disease, however, only in extreme cases, surgery has been performed to  remove the fibroma but surgery is generally not recommended for  Ledderhose.  It is known that surgery disturbs the tissue and can cause the disease to become active and produce additional growth. 
  • A plastic surgeon in California  is known to use Xiaflex "off label" to inject into the nodules based on his website.

Who Treats Dupuytren's Contracture Disease? (Palmar Fibromatosis)

Who Treats Dupuytren's Contracture Disease? (Palmar Fibromatosis)

Who Treats Dupuytren's Contracture Disease? (Palmar Fibromatosis)

  • Radiation oncologists are specialists are doctors who specialize in treating  Dupuytren's with low dose radiation therapy to attempt to stop the progression of the disease. Radiation therapy also provides much needed relief from pain from most patients. 
  • Some of the most qualified are Certified Hand Surgeons (CHS). CHS's begin with board c

  • Radiation oncologists are specialists are doctors who specialize in treating  Dupuytren's with low dose radiation therapy to attempt to stop the progression of the disease. Radiation therapy also provides much needed relief from pain from most patients. 
  • Some of the most qualified are Certified Hand Surgeons (CHS). CHS's begin with board certification in their primary medical board (either orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery or general surgery), then complete a one-year Hand Fellowship and pass a board exam to get their Certification in the Subspecialty of Surgery of the Hand (formerly called CAQ Hand). With that certification, they become a CHS.
  • Some orthopedic surgeons, general surgeons or plastic surgeons might also treat your hand but are not CHS. There are also physicians in other fields who occasionally might do NA (needle aponeurotomy) or administer Xiaflex (collagenase).
     
  • The primary treatments offered by these doctors include NA (needle aponeurotomy), Xiaflex (collagenase) and traditional open surgery.  Other treatments include cortisone injections or hand splinting.

 

Research for Dupuytren's CONTRACTURE, Ledderhose Or Peyronie

Xiaflex/Xiapex Research

Dupuytren's Contracture Research Room

Xiaflex/Xiapex Research

December 2018. Indications for collagenase clostridium histolyticum in the treatment of Dupuytren’s disease must be defined (click link)



Current Trials

Dupuytren's Contracture Research Room

Xiaflex/Xiapex Research

RIDD TRIAL 

Arthritis UK Identifying proteins

Dupuytren's Contracture Research Room

Dupuytren's Contracture Research Room

Dupuytren's Contracture Research Room

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Testimonials

Brenda

I had Ledderhose disease appx 3 years prior to having low dose radiation therapy in 2015.  My foot remains in remission, no new growth and to my amazement the nodules are completely flat. I have no pain or tenderness any longer. I reside in the USA


David

I had low dose radiation therapy appx 10 years ago. I was the first patient of my local oncologist.  My disease has remained stable. I reside in the USA



Kathleen

I reside in Canada. I have had successful radiation therapy on both my hand and feet.



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Dupuytren's Contracture Types

  • Feet     -      Ledderhose Disease -  Nodule(s) in the arch of the foot.
  • Hand   -  Dupuytren's      Disease  -   Nodule in the palm and then a cord
  • Hand   - Dupuytren's      Contracture  - Bent fingers
  • Penis   - Peyronie's Disease -      Characterized by a curved penis.

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Contact information provided below for radiation oncologists who have treated for Dupuytren's Contracture or Ledderhose . Comments or opinions expressed here or on DART are not intended to diagnose or prevent disease.  Advice or comments should not be relied upon unless confirmed by your treating physician.  No doctor-patient relationship is intended and members are advised to consult their doctors for medical advice.  No representation is made about the quality or professional competency of the listed doctors.  This listing provided as a place for you to begin your own research.  If you find the contact info outdated or in error, please comment on DART where it can be corrected.  You might also google the doctor or clinic to find updated contact information.  Many of these doctors also practice at secondary locations that may be closer to you.  Check their website. In addition to their clinical practice, many of these radoncs are also on the faculty of local medical schools where they teach radiation oncology. If you have doctor or clinic information not listed below, please share with DART so it can be made available to others looking for treatment in that location.  some photos from dupuytrens.org Thank you.




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