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Contracture

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, preventing normal movement. A contracture is usually permanent, but less commonly can be temporary (such as in McArdle disease), or resolve over time but reoccur later in life (such as in Bethlem myopathy 1).

Applications, Skin contracture & Causes of muscle contracture

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Causes of muscle contracture

Skin contracture

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Contracture

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples23
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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Contracture

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has cause · 9
Contracture → ATP, Congenital, Contractures, Fibrosis, Immobilization, In, Ischemia, Muscle, Volkmann's
related to Skin contracture · 6
Contracture → Deep, However, Large, Scars, Studies, Wound
see also · 3
Contracture → ArthrogryposisBurn, Sheldon, Walker
Specialty · 1
Contracture → Orthopedics
is a · 1
Contracture → shortening of muscles

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skin muscle contractures spasticity tissues muscles tissue usually causes healing scars movement time fibrosis wound hypertrophic normal abnormal shortening tendons

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ContractureSpecialtyOrthopedics1.00infobox
Contractureis ashortening of muscles0.90text
muscles or tendons are replaced by inelastic tissuesinstance ofbut can also be due to the congenital abnormal development of muscles and connective tissue in the womb.Contractures develop usually when normally elastic tissues0.80text
adaptive yoga has demonstrated that contracture can be reduced at the same time that tendency toward spasticity is addressedinstance ofresearch on sustained traction of connective tissue in approaches0.80text
hypertrophic scarsinstance ofDeep wounds and abnormal wound healing causes abnormal scarring0.80text
Contracturehas causeContractures0.60section
Contracturehas causeIn0.60section
Contracturehas causeIschemia0.60section
Contracturehas causeVolkmann's0.60section
Contracturehas causeMuscle0.60section
Contracturehas causeFibrosis0.60section
Contracturehas causeImmobilization0.60section

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