Zdilla Matthew J
1 Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV, USA.
2 Department of Graduate Health Sciences, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV, USA.
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2017 Sep;22(3):403-410. doi: 10.1142/S0218810417970012.
Dupuytren's disease gained its eponym from the surgeon Baron Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835). However, the terms "Cline's contracture" and "Cooper's contracture," named after the two surgeons who proposed the treatment for the palmar contractures prior to Dupuytren, have also been used to describe the disease. In addition to the eponyms attributed to these three surgeons, a number of other appellations with interesting provenance exist for Dupuytren's disease including the "Curse of the MacCrimmons," "Celtic hand," "Viking's disease," and the "Hand of Benediction." These terms all have interesting provenance; however, contention exists with regard to the appropriateness of their coinage. Of these terms, the "Hand of Benediction" is based upon the oldest history, supposedly thought to be a result of an early Pope afflicted with Dupuytren's disease. This report suggests that Dupuytren's disease was recorded in history prior Christianity, the Vikings, as well as Dupuytren, Cline, and Cooper. Nearly 100 votive "Hand of Sabazios" artifacts from Antiquity appear to document Dupuytren's disease via sculpture. The report posits that Dupuytren's disease may have been represented by the "Hand of Sabazios," subsequently inspiring the "Hand of Benediction" and "Hand of God" that has permeated Christian art and culture for thousands of years.
杜普伊特伦挛缩症以外科医生纪尧姆·杜普伊特伦男爵（1777 - 1835）的名字命名。然而，“克莱恩挛缩症”和“库珀挛缩症”这两个术语也曾被用来描述这种疾病，它们是以在杜普伊特伦之前提出手掌挛缩症治疗方法的两位外科医生的名字命名的。除了这三位外科医生的名字外，杜普伊特伦挛缩症还有许多其他来源有趣的名称，包括“麦克里蒙家族的诅咒”“凯尔特之手”“维京人之症”和“祝福之手”。这些术语的来源都很有趣；然而，关于它们的命名是否恰当存在争议。在这些术语中，“祝福之手”的历史最为悠久，据说它源于一位患有杜普伊特伦挛缩症的早期教皇。本报告表明，在基督教、维京人以及杜普伊特伦、克莱恩和库珀之前，杜普伊特伦挛缩症就已被记载于历史中。近100件古代的奉献品“萨巴齐奥斯之手”文物似乎通过雕塑记录了杜普伊特伦挛缩症。该报告认为，杜普伊特伦挛缩症可能由“萨巴齐奥斯之手”所代表，随后激发了数千年来在基督教艺术和文化中流传的“祝福之手”和“上帝之手”。
