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contracture (kənˈtræktjʊə(r)) [a. F. contracture (Cotgr.), or ad. L. contractūra, f. contract- ppl. stem of contrahĕre to contract.] 1. Path. A condition of persistent contraction and rigidity in the muscles or the joints.1658 A. Fox tr. Wurtz' Surg. i. iii. 9 The healing is often hindered, and cont...
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Contracture
A skin contracture due to a burn is known as a burn scar contracture. See also
Arthrogryposis
Burn scar contracture
Capsular contracture
Clubfoot
Dupuytren's contracture
Freeman–Sheldon syndrome
Marden–Walker syndrome
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Dupuytren contracture - Symptoms and causes
Sep 28, 2023 — This condition causes one or more fingers to bend toward the palm of the hand. The affected fingers can't straighten completely.
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Dupuytren's Contracture
Due to the downward trend in respiratory viruses in Maryland, masking is no longer required but remains strongly recommended in Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
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Capsular Contracture and Breast Implants - Verywell Health
Jan 31, 2022Capsular contracture is one of the most common complications following breast implant surgery. Statistics for its rate of occurrence can range from 0.5% to 30%. A breast should be soft and flexible with a natural drape, even a reconstructed breast after a mastectomy. If you have saline or silicone breast implants, capsular contracture can cause ...
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Dupuytren's Contracture: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
Dupuytren's Disease Symptoms. The signs of Dupuytren's disease show up in phases: Nodules: These lumps under the skin in the palm of the hand are the first symptoms for many people. The lump may ...
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Facts on Hand: Dupuytren's Contracture
A hand condition that most commonly affects adults over 40 and tends to run in families; A buildup of collagen in the palm of the hand, which, over time, can form a rope-like cord that pulls the fingers toward the palm so they can't be straightened; Progressive (may get worse over time) Treatable without surgery
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Muscle Contracture and Stiffening Symptoms | UPMC
A contracture occurs when your muscles, tendons, joints, or other tissues tighten or shorten causing a deformity. Contracture symptoms include pain and loss of movement in the joint. If this occurs, you should seek treatment right away. Doctors can treat contractures with medicine, casts, and physical therapy.
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Trigger Finger vs. Dupuytren's Contracture | Orthopaedic Center Of ...
Trigger finger and Dupuytren's contracture are both problems that affect the fingers and so one issue is often confused for the other. On the palmar side of each finger, there is a tendon that helps each finger bend toward the palm. Each of these tendons is surrounded by a sheath which is lined with synovium. Synovium produces a fluid that allows the tendon to glide easily as
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Wound contracture
Wound contracture is a process that may occur during wound healing when an excess of wound contraction, a normal healing process, leads to physical deformity See also
Wound healing
Burn scar contracture
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Skin physiology
Traumatology
Physiology
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Capsular contracture
Capsular contracture is a response of the immune system to foreign materials in the human body. Capsular contracture occurs when the collagen-fiber capsule shrinks, tightens and compresses the breast implant, much like the collapse of a bubble gum
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Muscle contracture
This type of transient contracture has also been called pseudomyotonia. , such as Volkmann's contracture.
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Lethal congenital contracture syndrome
Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 1 (LCCS1), also called Multiple contracture syndrome, Finnish type, is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized
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Burn scar contracture
Burn scar contracture is the tightening of the skin after a second or third degree burn. If persistent the person may need the contracture to be surgically released.
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Category:Volkmann's contracture - Wikimedia Commons
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