Contractures Musculoskeletal Disorders Conditions and Diseases

Contractures Musculoskeletal Disorders Conditions and Diseases

Abnormal condition of joint flexion and fixation caused by atrophy and shortening of muscle fibers or loss of normal elasticity of skin.

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Muscle Contractures - Describes therapies for soft tissue complications. From the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Contracture Deformity - Provides a definition, causes, and considerations.
Limb Contractures in Parkinsonian Patients - Medscape article on what modalities can be used to overcome the development of this condition.
About Muscle Contractures - From the International Polio Victims Response Committee. Provides illustrations and photographs.

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