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  2. Deep gluteal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Collagenase clostridium histolyticum - Wikipedia

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    Collagenase clostridium histolyticum is an enzyme produced by the bacterium Clostridium histolyticum that dismantles collagen.It is used as a powder-and-solvent injection kit for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture, a condition where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully straightened, and Peyronie's disease, a connective tissue disorder involving the growth of fibrous ...

  4. Contracture - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Wound healing - Wikipedia

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    Timing is important to wound healing. Critically, the timing of wound re-epithelialization can decide the outcome of the healing. [11] If the epithelization of tissue over a denuded area is slow, a scar will form over many weeks, or months; [12] [13] If the epithelization of a wounded area is fast, the healing will result in regeneration.

  6. Wound contracture - Wikipedia

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    Wound contracture is a process that may occur during wound healing when an excess of wound contraction, a normal healing process, leads to physical deformity characterized by skin constriction and functional limitations.

  7. Muscle contracture - Wikipedia

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    In adjunct with surgery, refractory muscle contracture can also be treated with Botulinum toxins A and B; however, the effectiveness of the toxin is slowly lost over time, and most patients need a single treatment to correct muscle contracture over the first few weeks after surgery. [21] Shortening of the surgically lengthened muscle can re-occur.

  8. Does vitamin C prevent a cold? Will having wet hair make you ...

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), rhinoviruses are the most common cause of colds in the U.S., but other causes include human coronaviruses, parainfluenza viruses ...

  9. Cutis laxa - Wikipedia

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    As of 2024, there is no treatment for cutis laxa. Procedures aimed at mitigating symptoms and identifying subsequent conditions are often advised. No pharmacological agent has been able to stop the progression of the disease. [15] However, cosmetic surgeries are potentially an option as cutis laxa does not generally involve vascular fragility. [15]