Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with degenerative and posttraumatic elbow contracture may experience effective treatment with ...

The start of sporting activity, especially after a prolonged period of inactivity, is behind a rise in consultations for ...

Dupuytren’s disease affects the palmar fascia and can progress into finger-bending Dupuytren’s contracture over time. It often pulls the ring or little finger into a fixed flexed position. Changes in ...

For some people, the condition may only cause lumps in the palm and never worsen, while others may develop severely bent fingers that cannot be fully straightened. If the lumps or contractures aren't ...

In mice, the drug bortezomib preserved muscle growth and prevented loss of elbow and shoulder motion in conditions resembling cerebral palsy and newborn brachial plexus injury, the most common causes ...

Dupuytren's disease limits hand function, diminishes the quality of life, and may ultimately disable the hand. Surgery followed by hand therapy is standard treatment, but it is associated with serious ...

Joint contractures are a common complication of spinal cord injury (SCI), 1, 2, 3 and are characterized by limitations in the passive range of motion (ROM) of affected joints. 4, 5 Contractures limit ...

Contracture, or reduced joint mobility, is a common and disabling sequel of spinal cord injury. The primary intervention for the treatment and prevention of contracture is regular stretch to soft ...

The Orthofix LRS for knee contractures consists of laterally based rails fixed to the femur and tibia and connected to each other by a hinge centered over the approximate center of rotation of the ...

Many care home staff have no training in preventing and managing contractures. This article describes the implementation of a contracture risk assessment tool and a training programme to improve staff ...

ADDUCTION contracture of the thumb presents a most serious disability of the hand. The thumb is useless as an opponent for the fingers, is unable to abduct and rotate and, in some cases, blocks ...