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This systematic review summarises reported cases of DD involving the DIPJ, with or without proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) involvement, focusing on clinical patterns, management, and reported outcomes. Materials and Methods: A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and Scopus from database inception to July 2025 identified published case reports and case series describing DD confined to the DIPJ \u00b1 PIPJ of a single digit. Data were extracted on the demographics, digit involvement, anatomic features when reported, interventions, outcomes, complications, recurrence, and follow-up. Results: Nine studies reported 13 patients, published between 1991 and 2023. All patients were male (age range 25\u201379 years). The little finger predominated (10\/13), followed by the ring (2\/13) and index finger (1\/13). When laterality was described, radial-sided distal cords were common. Surgical fasciectomy was performed in 11 cases and collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) in 2 cases. Where postoperative correction was reported, outcomes were generally favourable; however, joint-specific range-of-motion outcomes and follow-up were inconsistently documented. Follow-up, when reported, ranged from 3 months to 3 years. One recurrence involving the PIPJ was reported 36 months after surgical management. No intraoperative neurovascular or tendon injuries were described, although adverse-event reporting was incomplete in some reports. Conclusions: Reported cases of DD involving the DIPJ most frequently involve the little finger in men. However, the available evidence is limited to a small number of selectively published case reports and series with incomplete outcome and follow-up reporting. These observations should therefore be interpreted cautiously, and comparative effectiveness or durability estimates cannot be established.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62050903","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,7]],"date-time":"2026-05-07T14:05:46Z","timestamp":1778162746000},"page":"903","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dupuytren\u2019s Disease of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5444-8925","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ishith","family":"Seth","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Peninsula Health, Melbourne 3199, Australia"},{"name":"Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sai-Vignesh","family":"Ashok","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Peninsula Health, Melbourne 3199, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-3471-8656","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Omar","family":"Shadid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Austin Hospital, Melbourne 3084, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-2480-7825","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Raj","family":"Saini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Peninsula Health, Melbourne 3199, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4092-182X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Warren","family":"Rozen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Peninsula Health, Melbourne 3199, Australia"},{"name":"Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Snehal","family":"Shah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"307","DOI":"10.1016\/j.hcl.2018.03.002","article-title":"Risk Factors, Disease Associations, and Dupuytren Diathesis","volume":"34","author":"Hindocha","year":"2018","journal-title":"Hand Clin."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"746","DOI":"10.5435\/00124635-201112000-00005","article-title":"Dupuytren disease: An evolving understanding of an age-old disease","volume":"19","author":"Black","year":"2011","journal-title":"J. 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