Reviewed on : 5 Sep 2022

Reviewed by : Lucy Dyde Coventry & Warwickshire CCG IFR and Gateway Editor

Expires : 5 Sep 2024

Dupuytren’s Disease Surgery 

Prior approval from the Clinical Commissioning Group will be required before any treatment proceeds in secondary care.

The following criteria should be used to establish if the condition is mild, moderate or severe:

Classification:

Mild

• No functional problems
• No contracture
• Mild metacarpo-phalangeal joint contracture only (<30 deg)

Moderate

• Notable functional problems
• or Moderate metacarpo-phalangeal joint contracture (30-60 deg)
• or Moderate proximal inter-phalangeal joint contracture (<30deg).
• First web contracture

Severe

• Severe contracture of both metacarpo-phalangeal (>60 deg) joint and proximal inter-phalangeal joint (>30 deg).

TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

Prior approval from the CCG will be required before any treatment proceeds in secondary care. 

Refer to Secondary Care provider using the appropriate Prior Approval Referral Form.

DUPUYTREN’S REFERRAL CRITERIA

Please confirm that the patient meets the criteria for ONE of the following sections:

Section a (surgery)

The patient’s finger contracture is causing a loss of finger extension of 30° or more at the metacarpophalangeal joint or 20° at the proximal interphalangeal joint.

Section b (surgery)

The patient has severe thumb contractures which interfere with function

AND

Needle fasciotomy is not considered appropriate, but limited fasciectomy is considered appropriate by the treating hand surgeon