Skin involvement is measurable in Dupuytrens’ disease: Reliability of standardized skin elasticity measurements with Cutometer® MPA 580

Caroline Meulyzer, Philippe Tulkens, Eric Van den Kerckhove, Maarten Van Nuffel, Mieke Anthonissen, Ilse Degreef, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospitals Leuven, Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Training KU Leuven, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands, Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Hand Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Organisation for Burns, Scar After-care and Research, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences , Research group movant, University of Antwerp

Hand Therapy

Published online on February 18, 2026

Abstract

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IntroductionSkin involvement is a clinically relevant but insufficiently quantified feature of Dupuytren’s disease (DD). The Cutometer® MPA 580 offers an objective method to assess skin biomechanics, yet its reliability on healthy and DD-affected hands ...