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What is a contracture?

What is a contracture? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle; a deformity so caused
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The ulna styloid process was readily identifiable in all children, and its identification was not limited by wrist contracture.
These include carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, Dupuytren's contracture, frozen shoulder, spondylosis of the neck and cramp of the hand.
Wearing high heels may lead to contracture of the Achilles tendon leading to tendon problems behind the heel and also pain under the heel.
Dupuytren disease is a connective tissue disorder characterized by contracture involving the palmar aponeurosis.
Forearm and lower leg measurements cross joints and could be affected by joint deformity such as contracture.
We have investigated the relation between twitch tension and contracture response to suxamethonium in rats.

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