Noun:

காண்ட்ராக்சர்,

contractures's Usage Examples:

No joint contractures or skeletal muscle involvement are observed in these patients.

Tendon transfer surgery is another technique to treat contractures.

I taught self care, showed patients how to reduce contractures through exercise, and did ultrasound and splinting.

If muscle contractures are not treated, fixed contracture can occur, leaving the muscle permanently shortened.

Their bones are also affected, and they usually develop joint contractures (stiff joints), kyphosis (a specific type of curve to the spine), and broad hands with short fingers.

It is present at birth, and children exhibit severe contractures of the joints, resulting in limb deformity; spinal curvature; deformities of the chest wall; difficulties breathing; abnormally small jaw; and upper eyelid droop (ptosis).

Without the movement, the pupil would develop contractures.

If the muscle spasms continue, they can cause contractures (damage to muscle and/or surrounding tissue, causing deformity at a joint ).

Mobility: Physiotherapy is thought to be helpful in helping to slow the development of muscle contractures.

Spastic, hypertonic muscles can cause serious orthopedic problems, including curvature of the spine (scoliosis), hip dislocation, or contractures.

However, there is no congenital heart defect present and there are multiple contractures with overriding fingers observed with this syndrome.

In the post-polio population, hip and knee flexion contractures, as well as ankle plantarflexion deformity, are the most common to develop.

Synonyms:

muscular contraction, muscle contraction, contraction,

Antonyms:

increase, expansion,