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The largest public search engines (Google, Yahoo, and Bing) were queried using the search terms \u201cDupuytren's contracture,\u201d \u201cDupuytren's disease,\u201d \u201cViking's disease,\u201d and \u201cbent finger.\u201d The first 30 unique websites by each search were analyzed and readability assessed using five established algorithms: Flesch Reading Ease, Gunning-Fog Index, Flesch\u2013Kincaid Grade level, Coleman\u2013Liau index, and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook grade level. Analysis of 73 websites demonstrated an average Flesch Reading Ease score of 48.6\u2009\u00b1\u20098.0, which corresponds to college reading level. The readability of websites ranged from 10.5 to 13.3 reading grade level. No article was written at or below the recommended sixth grade reading level. Information on the internet on Dupuytren's contracture is written at higher than recommended reading grade level. There is a need for high-quality patient information on Dupuytren's contracture at appropriate reading grade levels for patients of various health literacy backgrounds. 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