Part 1 Biology: connective tissue biology, M.H.Flint; histopathology, D.T.Shum; cellular biology, L.W.Schurch, et al; proteoglycans and glycosominoglycans, A.F.Delbruck and E.Gurr; collagen, A.J.Bailey; collagen organization, M.J.Glimcher and H.M.Peabody; cellular structure and interconnections, R.J.Schultz and J.T.Tomasek; immunology and genetics, K.I.Welsh and J.D.Spencer; contraction and contracture, M.H.Flint and C.A.Poole. Part 2 Normal and pathological anatomy: the development of the palmar fascia, K.A.Caughell and R.M.McFarlane; the palm, D.A.McGrouther; the genesis of the palmar lesion, M.H.Flint; the finger, R.M.McFarlane; the extensor mechanism and knuckle changes, D.A.McGrouther; the radial side of the hand, E.J.Hall-Findley; the ulnar side of the hand, N.J.Barton. Part 3 Epidemiology: the clinical diagnosis, D.A.McGrouther; epidemiology of a Norwegian population, O.A.Mikkelsen; epidemiolgoy of surgical patients, R.M.McFarlane et al; epidemiology of the oriental patient, T.Egawa, et al; Dupuytren diathesis, J.T.Hueston; associated diseases, L.Hurst and M.Badalamente; manual work and industrial injury; a personal commentary, S.W.Meagher; a single injury to the hand, R.M.McFarlane and D.T.Shum. Part 4 Aetiology and pathogenesis: an insight into the Italian literature on aetiology and treatment, V.Salvi; is Dupuyren's disease an inherited disorder, D.A.McGrouther; is Dupuyren's disease a neoplasm? R.M.McFarlane. Part 5 Treatment: assessment of the patient for operation, R.M.McFarlane; an overview of operative treatment, D.A.McGrouther; various views and techniques, P.Bedeschi, W.E.Burkhalter, V.Salvi, R.I.Gonzalez, J.T.Hueston, F.Iselin, J.Colville, B.Nagay, J.Varian, L.Zachariae, E.A.Rosenthal, J.P.Moermans, D.A.McGrouther, R.M.McFarlane, R.M.McFarlane; postoperative management, E.J.Mackin and P.M.Byron; complications and their management, R.M.McFarlane and D.A.McGrouther; recurrence and extension, D.A.McGrouther; the results of treatment, R.M.McFarlane and J.S.Botz.
