| Descriptor English: | Contracture | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Contractura
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Contratura | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Contracture | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Contractures |
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| Tree number(s): |
C05.550.323 C05.651.197 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 3305 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003286 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2007/07/09 |
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Contracture
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| Concept UI |
M0005128 |
| Scope note | Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint. |
| Preferred term | Contracture |
| Entry term(s) |
Contractures |
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