"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003286
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.323 C05.651.197
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contracture" by people in Profiles.
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Atraumatic, Progressive, and Painful Elbow Contracture From a Ganglion Cyst. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 04; 46(4):345.e1-345.e3.
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Visual Internal Urethrotomy With Intralesional Mitomycin C and Short-term Clean Intermittent Catheterization for the Management of Recurrent Urethral Strictures and Bladder Neck Contractures. Urology. 2015 Jun; 85(6):1494-9.
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Open surgical release for contractures of the elbow. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2015 Jun; 23(6):328-38.
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Reply: To PMID 26099892. Urology. 2015 Jun; 85(6):1499-500.
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Tendon transfers for Achilles reconstruction. Foot Ankle Clin. 2009 Dec; 14(4):729-44.
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Variation in post-surgical lumpectomy cavity volume with delay in initiation of breast irradiation because of chemotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jul 01; 77(3):831-5.
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Subscapularis lengthening in shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Apr; 19(3):427-33.
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Anterior interosseous nerve palsy after open capsular release for elbow stiffness: report of 2 cases. J Hand Surg Am. 2009 Feb; 34(2):288-91.
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J.-M. Charcot and simulated neurologic disease: attitudes and diagnostic strategies. Neurology. 2007 Jul 03; 69(1):103-9.
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Structural and biochemical evaluation of the elbow capsule after trauma. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2007 Jul-Aug; 16(4):484-90.