 Contracture
"Contracture" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint.
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D003286
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.323 C05.651.197
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contracture" by people in Profiles.
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Miller BS, Fung EB, White KK, Lund TC, Harmatz P, Orchard PJ, Whitley CB, Polgreen LE. Persistent bone and joint disease despite current treatments for mucopolysaccharidosis types I, II, and VI: Data from a 10-year prospective study. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2023 07; 46(4):695-704.
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Greyson MA, Wilkens SC, Sood RF, Winograd JM, Eberlin KR, Donelan MB. Five Essential Principles for First Web Space Reconstruction in the Burned Hand. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 11; 146(5):578e-587e.
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Nuckolls GH, Kinnett K, Dayanidhi S, Domenighetti AA, Duong T, Hathout Y, Lawlor MW, Lee SSM, Magnusson SP, McDonald CM, McNally EM, Miller NF, Olwin BB, Raghavan P, Roberts TJ, Rutkove SB, Sarwark JF, Senesac CR, Vogel LF, Walter GA, Willcocks RJ, Rymer WZ, Lieber RL. Conference report on contractures in musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Muscle Nerve. 2020 06; 61(6):740-744.
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Catalano LW, Barron OA, Glickel SZ, Minhas SV. Etiology, Evaluation, and Management Options for the Stiff Digit. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Aug 01; 27(15):e676-e684.
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Chen AF, Lee YS, Seidl AJ, Abboud JA. Arthrofibrosis and large joint scarring. Connect Tissue Res. 2019 01; 60(1):21-28.
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Bloom JL, Lin C, Imundo L, Guthery S, Stepenaskie S, Galambos C, Lowichik A, Bohnsack JF. H syndrome: 5 new cases from the United States with novel features and responses to therapy. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2017 Oct 17; 15(1):76.
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Harper CM, Iorio ML. Prevention of Thumb Web Space Contracture With Multiplanar External Fixation. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2016 Sep; 20(3):91-5.
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Feinstein-Linial M, Buvoli M, Buvoli A, Sadeh M, Dabby R, Straussberg R, Shelef I, Dayan D, Leinwand LA, Birk OS. Two novel MYH7 proline substitutions cause Laing Distal Myopathy-like phenotypes with variable expressivity and neck extensor contracture. BMC Med Genet. 2016 08 12; 17(1):57.
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Scully WF, White KK, Song KM, Mosca VS. Injection-induced gluteus muscle contractures: diagnosis with the "reverse Ober test" and surgical management. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Mar; 35(2):192-8.
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Chong JX, McMillin MJ, Shively KM, Beck AE, Marvin CT, Armenteros JR, Buckingham KJ, Nkinsi NT, Boyle EA, Berry MN, Bocian M, Foulds N, Uzielli ML, Haldeman-Englert C, Hennekam RC, Kaplan P, Kline AD, Mercer CL, Nowaczyk MJ, Klein Wassink-Ruiter JS, McPherson EW, Moreno RA, Scheuerle AE, Shashi V, Stevens CA, Carey JC, Monteil A, Lory P, Tabor HK, Smith JD, Shendure J, Nickerson DA, Bamshad MJ. De novo mutations in NALCN cause a syndrome characterized by congenital contractures of the limbs and face, hypotonia, and developmental delay. Am J Hum Genet. 2015 Mar 05; 96(3):462-73.
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