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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.
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What does the medical term contracture mean?
Contractility is the ability of a muscle to shorten in response to a stimulus.
What develops when nornmally elastic connective tissues are replaced with nonelastic fibrous tissues?
contracture
What is the icd-9 code for flexion contracture?
ICD 9 CM Code for flexion contracture- 718.40
Contracture of hip following partial hip replacement what is the icd-9 code?
718.45 Contracture of hip
What was the name of the hand condition of the golfer on the television show Royal Pains?
Dupuytren's Contracture
Does drinking make Dupuytren contracture worse?
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.
Cause of dupuytren's contracture in alcoholic cirrhosis?
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Flexion contracture of the knee causes?
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.
What has the author John Mounsten Pemberton Clark written?
John Mounsten Pemberton Clark has written: 'Tether, contracture, and deformity' -- subject(s): Abnormalities, Contracture, Contracture (Pathology), Etiology, Extremities, Musculoskeletal system, Paralysis
What is contracture release?
nerve release
Do contractures heal?
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
Can a contracture cause pain?
If the contracture is of a significant degree, pain can result even without any voluntary joint movement
