Contracture commonly occurs in upper motor neuron syndrome following spinal cord injury; traumatic brain injury; stroke; multiple sclerosis; or cerebral.also occurs in a variety of neuromuscular diseases, including muscular dystrophies and polio.
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ICD 9 CM Code for flexion contracture- 718.40
718.45 Contracture of hip
Dupuytren's Contracture
People with liver cirrhosis are at higher risk of developing Dupuytren's contracture. Drinking can cause and aggravate liver cirrhosis, so it can indirectly cause Dupuytren's contracture.
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Contracture is defined as the shortening of the connective tissue. The common opinion of surgeons is that flexion contracture is due to tightening of the posterior capsule combined with the tightening of biceps femoris and collateral ligaments.
A contracture is the loss of full range of motion of a joint due to changes in the soft tissues (muscles and tendons) surrounding that joint. In contracture, the muscle fibers remodel themselves to accommodate this shorter length.
John Mounsten Pemberton Clark has written: 'Tether, contracture, and deformity' -- subject(s): Abnormalities, Contracture, Contracture (Pathology), Etiology, Extremities, Musculoskeletal system, Paralysis
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Prognosis of contractures will depend upon the cause of the contracture. In general, the earlier the treatment for the contracture begins, the better the prognosis
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