Explore: Contracture (pathology)

In pathology, a contracture is a shortening of muscles, tendons, skin, and nearby soft tissues that causes the joints to shorten and become very stiff

"intact device's shell. The consequences, plus increased rates of capsular contracture, precipitated faulty product class action-lawsuits by the U.S. government

treatments for the complications of indwelling breast implants—capsular contracture and capsular rupture—are periodic MRI monitoring and physical examinations

hemorrhoids he is best known today for his description of Dupuytren's contracture, which is named after him and on which he first operated in 1831 and

a circular aperture with the cavity of the joint. Hip Capsule Contracture This pathology is similar to the frozen shoulder. It may be caused by arthritis

motion (ROM) <90 degrees constitutes AF, another definition is flexion contracture >10 degrees, or inability to flex the knee >100 degrees. AF is a diagnosis

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step is tightness of the posterior capsule called posterior capsular contracture. This type of problem reduces the amount the shoulder can rotate inwardly

with tendon contractures, myopathy and pulmonary fibrosis is a rare genetic syndrome characterised by poikiloderma, tendon contractures and progressive

PMID 13732812. Fairbank, T. J.; Barrett, A. M. (1961). "Vastus intermedius contracture in early childhood: Case report in identical twins". The Journal of Bone