ABSTRACT
ETIOLOGIC FACTORS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DUPUYTREN’S DISEASE 1. Which one of the following is correct regarding Dupuytren’s disease?
A. It occurs almost exclusively in white males over the age of forty. B. Excess alcohol intake has no association with its development. C. Inheritance is normally autosomal recessive with variable penetrance. D. The middle and ring fingers are the most commonly affected digits. E. No clear correlation exists between the use of vibration tools and cord development.
