November 2025 UE Institute - When Therapy Is Not Working: Tendon Repair AND Finger Widget Turned to Swan Deformity

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When Therapy Is Not Working: Tendon Repair AND Finger Widget Turned to Swan Deformity   

Presented by:  Kantessa Stewart, OTR/L, CHT and Romina Astifidis, MS, PT, CHT

Duration: One hour

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify one method of assessment for each topic in the syllabus
  2. Determine appropriate therapy interventions utilizing basic tissue healing principles
  3. Identify appropriate orthosis interventions for various topics in the syllabus

CE Credit:  1.0 continuing education hour, or 0.10 CEUs

Recommended Resources & Readings:

Turesson, C. (2018). The Role of Hand Therapy in Dupuytren Disease. Hand Clinics, 34: 395-401.

Sweet, S. & Blackmore, S. (2014). Surgical and therapy update on the management of Dupuytren’s Disease. Journal of Hand Therapy, 27: 77-83.

Hurst, L., Le, T., & MacGillis, K. (2020). Surgery management of dupuytren’s disease. In T.M. Skirven, A. L. Osterman, J. M. Fedorczyk, P. Amadio, S. B. Feldscher, E. K. Skin(Eds.), Rehabilitation of the hand and upper extremity. (7th ed., pp. 223-237).

Evans, R., Skirven, T., & DeTullio, L. (2021). Therapy management of dupuytrens contracture.  In T. M. Skirven, A. L. Osterman, J. M. Fedorczyk, P. C. Amadio, S. B. Feldscher, & E. K. Shin (Eds.), Rehabilitation of the hand and upper extremity, (7th ed. pp. 238-249). Elsevier.