contracture
noun
con·trac·ture
kən-ˈtrak-chər 
: a permanent shortening (as of muscle, tendon, or scar tissue) producing deformity or distortion
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According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dupuytren's contracture is believed to be hereditary with an exact cause unknown.
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Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
Potential complications include asymmetry, contracture (a tightening of the tissues that can hinder movement), and minor scarring within the lip—all of which occur infrequently, according to our experts.
—Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2023
There is no known person-to-person transmissibility of Dupuytren’s contracture.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
But in the early 2000s, his flourishing career was seriously threatened by a hereditary disease, Dupuytren’s contracture, that caused his fingers to intractably curl.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2022
Twenty-one percent of people with Peyronie’s also have Dupuytren’s contracture.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2022
Can Dupuytren’s contracture be transmitted from one person to another via plasma donation?
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
Splints can help support weak muscles and maintain the limb in a normal position to prevent contracture, which is the tightening of muscles, tendons, joints, or other tissues.
—Sara Lindberg, SELF, 10 Feb. 2022
Urine infection, bladder spasm and bladder contracture all are complications of having a catheter.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2021
Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
Potential complications include asymmetry, contracture (a tightening of the tissues that can hinder movement), and minor scarring within the lip—all of which occur infrequently, according to our experts.
—Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2023
There is no known person-to-person transmissibility of Dupuytren’s contracture.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
But in the early 2000s, his flourishing career was seriously threatened by a hereditary disease, Dupuytren’s contracture, that caused his fingers to intractably curl.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2022
Twenty-one percent of people with Peyronie’s also have Dupuytren’s contracture.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2022
Can Dupuytren’s contracture be transmitted from one person to another via plasma donation?
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
Splints can help support weak muscles and maintain the limb in a normal position to prevent contracture, which is the tightening of muscles, tendons, joints, or other tissues.
—Sara Lindberg, SELF, 10 Feb. 2022
Urine infection, bladder spasm and bladder contracture all are complications of having a catheter.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2021
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contracture
noun
con·trac·ture
kən-ˈtrak-chər
: a permanent shortening (as of muscle, tendon, or scar tissue) producing deformity or distortion see dupuytren's contracture
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