Contracture Definition

Contracture Sentence Examples

• The most common problem is internal rotation contracture (permanent muscle contraction) of the shoulder.

• The contracted state, instead of rapidly subsiding after discontinuance of the stimulus, slowly and only partially wears off, the muscle remaining in a condition of physiological "contracture."

• We make hand & elbow splints to prevent contracture.

• The rolls are not designed for use with people who have significant contracture or deformity.

• Such a reduction in the range of movement is called a contracture.