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Descriptor English: Contracture
Descriptor Spanish: Contractura
Descriptor contractura
Entry term(s) contracturas
Scope note: Acortamiento prolongado del músculo u otro tejido blando alrededor de una articulación, que impide el movimiento de dicha articulación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Contratura
Descriptor French: Contracture
Tree number(s): C05.550.323
C05.651.197
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003286
Scope note: Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific muscle or other tissue or site (IM) but not with MUSCLES, skeletal; also available are DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE; HIP CONTRACTURE; VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE & EQUINUS CONTRACTURE
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 3305
Unique ID: D003286
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Contracture - Preferred
Concept UI M0005128
Preferred term Contracture



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