Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003286
altLabel
Contractures
AN
coordinate IM with specific muscle or other tissue or site (IM) but not with MUSCLES, skeletal; also available are DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE; HIP CONTRACTURE; VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE & EQUINUS CONTRACTURE
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0009917
DC
1
definition
Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint.
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