The Early Years of HDTV. Modern-day HDTV has its roots in research that was started in Japan by the NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) in 1970. In 1977, the SMPTE (The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) Study Group on High Definition Television was formed.
What is the connection between Peyronieâs disease and Dupuytrenâs contracture? Many men with Peyronieâs disease also have Dupuytrenâs contracture, a connective tissue disorder that causes scar tissue to harden on the palm of the hand. This causes fingers to curve, much like the penis curves in Peyronieâs disease.
Dupuytren's contracture. Dupuytren's contracture is a painless deformity of the hand in which one or more fingers (in this case, the pinky) are bent toward the palm and can't be fully straightened. It results from a thickening and scarring of connective tissue under the skin in the palm of the hand and in the fingers.