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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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A contracture is usually permanent, but less commonly can be temporary (such as in McArdle disease ), [ 3 ] or resolve over time but reoccur later in life ...
Fibrous bands are the most common cause of deep gluteal syndrome, [2] and this frequently seen intraoperatively during endoscopic sciatic nerve explorations. [6] Fibrous tissue, also known as scar tissue, is dense, inelastic tissue that can form after the body heals from an injury. Fibrous bands are fibrous tissue with a long, thin shape like a ...
Congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA), also known as Beals–Hecht syndrome, is a rare autosomal dominant congenital connective tissue disorder. [1] As with Marfan syndrome, people with CCA typically have an arm span that is greater than their height and very long fingers and toes. [2]
Dupuytren's contracture of the right little finger. Arrow marks the area of scarring. Typically, Dupuytren's contracture first presents as a thickening or nodule in the palm, which initially can be with or without pain. [11] Later in the disease process, which can be years later, [12] there is increasing loss of range of motion of the affected ...
Without sufficient oxygen, the tissue will die. [23] On a large scale, this can cause Volkmann's contracture in affected limbs, a permanent and irreversible process. [24] [25] [26] Other reported complications include neurological deficits of the affected limb, gangrene, and chronic regional pain syndrome. [27]
The predominant clinical symptoms of wrinkly skin syndrome are wrinkled and inelastic skin over the face, backs of hands/fingers, tops of feet, and abdomen; delayed closure of the fontanelle (baby's soft spot), and increased palmar and plantar creases in the hands and feet, respectively.
Spine contractures in the form of progressive scoliosis occurs and occasionally contracture of neck musculature also known as torticollis. [10] Joint looseness Contractures can be associated with distal joint laxity of the upper extremities (wrists and fingers) and of the lower extremities (ankle and toes). [10] Fatty infiltration of muscle
Plantar fascial fibromatosis, also known as Ledderhose's disease, Morbus Ledderhose, and plantar fibromatosis, is a relatively uncommon [2] non-malignant thickening of the feet's deep connective tissue, or fascia. In the beginning, where nodules start growing in the fascia of the foot, the disease is minor.