contracture
IPA: kʌntrˈæktʃɝ
noun
- (medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.
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Examples of "contracture" in Sentences
- Capsular contracture and silicone.
- Lethal congenital contracture syndrome.
- The exact cause of contracture is not known.
- The contracture sets in slowly, especially in women.
- Dupuytren's contracture current concepts and management.
- This can cause Volkmann's contracture in affected limbs.
- A muscle contracture is a shortening of a muscle or joint.
- Capsular contracture may happen again after additional surgery.
- Dupuytren's contracture progresses slowly and is usually painless.
- There are also drug store treatments that can heal the contracture.
- Using textured implants can reduce the risk of contracture (hardening of the capsule).
- It's called capsular contracture … Women with capsular contracture often end up with disfigured breasts and pain.
- A contracture is a shortening of muscles and tendons (cords) so that the full range of limb movement is prevented.
- Food and Drug Administration or in the European Union for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture, which is treated primarily by an open surgical procedure.
- A submuscular placement of the breast implant reduces the risk of capsular contracture, which is a hardening of the tissue around the breast implant and is an undesirable complication.
- In addition, the FDA offers a pamphlet and a booklet that include photographs and describe many of the problems women experience with breast implants for example, capsular contracture, infection, and necrosis.
- Injections of the drug Xiaflex, approved by the FDA in February, treats Dupuytren's contracture by breaking up hardened collagen cords that curl fingers inward, offering an alternative to open surgery and a minimally invasive procedure using needles to divide the cords.
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