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contracture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction |
| Derivation | contract |
Examples of contracture
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This complication, called capsular contracture, can be both painful and disfiguring.
From the washingtonpost.com
Capsular contracture can be painful and can distort breast appearance.
From the orlandosentinel.com
This condition, known as capsular contracture, also distorts the appearance of the breast.
From the sciencedaily.com
Surgical interventions may be necessary in the event of capsular contracture or implant rupture.
From the kansas.com
One morning, she woke up to find that her left arm had bent itself into a state of permanent contracture.
From the abcnews.go.com
None of the patients developed capsular contracture, he said.
From the washingtonpost.com
She had a capsule contracture three months after her second surgery, along new deep scars and an infection.
From the abcnews.go.com
In about 5 percent of patients, capsular contracture occurs.
From the kansas.com
Capsular contracture, an unavoidable complication of breast implant surgery, affects most patients to some degree.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
- An abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
- A muscle contracture is a shortening of a muscle or joint.. It is usually in response to prolonged hypertonic spasticity in a concentrated muscle area, such as is seen in the tightest muscles of people with conditions like spastic cerebral palsy.
- (contractural) Of or pertaining to contractures
- (Contractures) Shortening of muscles, tendons and ligaments resulting in deformity. Most often in a joint of the body.
- (contractures) an abnormal condition of a joint caused by a loss of muscle fibers or a loss of the normal flexibility of the skin.
- (Contractures) permanent tightening of muscles causing abnormal joint rigidity
- (Contractures) Stiffening of the joints of paralysed limbs caused by wasting and shortening of muscles-can be diminished or prevented by exercise and physiotherapy.
- (Contractures) Tightening or pulling of skin in a band-like fashion that decreases movement.
- (Contractures) Where a joint becomes fixed in one position by muscles that have become stiff from not being moved
