De terugkeer naar de werkvloer of het hernemen van de dagelijkse activiteiten na een behandeling (chirurgie versus collagenase clostridium histolyticum) voor de ziekte van Dupuytren

Abstract Return to work or the return to the daily activities after Dupuytren treatment: surgery vs collagenase clostridium histolyticum Dupuytren's contracture is a disease of the palmar fascia, leading to flexion contractures which affect the hand function. This study evaluates if patients are satisfied with their treatment. It also evaluates the amount of time to return to work after treatment. Patients, undergoing fasciectomy or collagenase injections in the University Hospital of Leuven between 1st of January 2013 and the 31st of December 2017, received an invitation letter for study participation at home. They were asked to fill in a questionnaire and an informed consent and to send both documents back. Afterwards, some extra data were extracted from the medical file to complete the documents. The response ratio was 48/144 in participants undergoing fasciectomy and 36/170 in participants undergoing collagenase injection. Tubiana staging was higher in the fasciectomy group. The mean time to return to work was 75 days (±158) after fasciectomy and 12 days (±19) after collagenase injection. Both groups showed