"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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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contracture" by people in Profiles.
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Survivorship after COVID-19 ICU stay. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2020 07 15; 6(1):60.
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COVID-19 pandemic and the burn survivor community: A call for action. Burns. 2021 02; 47(1):250-251.
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Arthritis Mutilans in Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 01; 71(1):120.
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The association of sociodemographic and disease variables with hand function: a Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network cohort study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018 Jul-Aug; 36 Suppl 113(4):88-94.
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Total Hip Arthroplasty in Ankylosing Spondylitis With Extension Contracture of Hips. J Arthroplasty. 2019 01; 34(1):71-76.
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Severe hip joint motion restriction in a patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 May; 97(18):e0652.
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Comparison of arthroscopic versus open surgery on external snapping hip caused by gluteal muscle contracture. Hip Int. 2018 Mar; 28(2):173-177.
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[Rosai-Dorfman disease: Diagnosis and therapeutic challenges]. Rev Med Interne. 2018 Aug; 39(8):635-640.
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ZC4H2 deletions can cause severe phenotype in female carriers. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 May; 173(5):1358-1363.
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A novel TGF-beta antagonist speeds reepithelialization and reduces scarring of partial thickness porcine burns. J Burn Care Res. 2009 Mar-Apr; 30(2):329-34.