contracture

Preposition: of

• joint: Hammer Toe: This is a flexion contracture of the PIP joint with hyperextension of the MTP joint.

Converse of object

• prevent: We make hand & elbow splints to prevent contracture.
• develop: Without the movement, the pupil would develop contractures.
• have: The rolls are not designed for use with people who have significant contracture or deformity.
• cause: If the muscle spasms continue, they can cause contractures ( damage to muscle and/or surrounding tissue, causing deformity at a joint ).
• reduce: I taught self care, showed patients how to reduce contractures through exercise, and did ultrasound and splinting.
• call: Such a reduction in the range of movement is called a contracture.

Adjective modifier

• joint: No joint contractures or skeletal muscle involvement are observed in these patients.
• fixed: BOTOX ® is not likely to be effective in improving range of motion at a joint affected by a fixed contracture.
• plantar: Suitable for patients with a plantar flexion contracture but a good total range of movement ( at least 30 degrees ).
• multiple: However, there is no congenital heart defect present and there are multiple contractures with overriding fingers observed with this syndrome.

Modifies a noun

• syndrome: These conditions are called patella baja or patella infera and infrapatellar contracture syndrome.

Noun used with modifier

• flexion: Hammer Toe: This is a flexion contracture of the PIP joint with hyperextension of the MTP joint.
• muscle: Mobility: Physiotherapy is thought to be helpful in helping to slow the development of muscle contractures.
• tissue: Their recommendations are - Soft tissue contracture around patella and fat pad - Start serial lateral X-rays to follow patellar height.
• knee: In the post-polio population, hip and knee flexion contractures, as well as ankle plantarflexion deformity, are the most common to develop.
• tendon: Always examine for an Achilles tendon contracture, which is often present in patients with plantar fascitis.
• neck: Urethral stricture or bladder neck contracture: occur in about 4 % .