contrattura
Sign in to savethumb|Hand contractures as seen in Freeman–Sheldon syndrome In pathology, a contracture is a shortening of muscles, tendons, skin, and nearby soft tissues that causes the joints to shorten and become very stiff, preventing normal movement. A contracture is usually permanent, but less commonly can be temporary (such as in McArdle disease), or resolve over time but reoccur later in life (such as in Bethlem myopathy 1).
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Research
31,929 papers- Muscle cramps and contractures: causes and treatment.Practical neurology · 2023
- Lower limb contracture definitions in children and adults with cerebral palsy: A systematic review.Gait & posture · 2025
- Effects of contracture on gait kinematics: A systematic review.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2016
- Cost-effectiveness of Recurrent Dupuytren Contracture Treatment.JAMA network open · 2020
- Gluteus medius contracture: A case report and review of the literature.Medicine · 2025
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Wikidata facts
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- syndrome
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- musculoskeletal disorder
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- rheumatology
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Article · Italiano
La contrattura è un prestiramento del muscolo con successivo indurimento che avviene in genere perché l'azione meccanica del muscolo è sfuggita al controllo del sistema nervoso centrale (SNC). Quando si fa un movimento non programmato il muscolo meccanicamente risponde ma si indurisce, il neurone non trasmette e le fibre si tirano o si torcono. È la meno grave tra le lesioni muscolari acute, in quanto non si ha lesione delle fibre muscolari.
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