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Descriptor English: Ischemic Contracture
Descriptor Spanish: Contractura Isquémica
Descriptor contractura isquémica
Entry term(s) contractura de Volkmann
Scope note: Tipo de lesión permanente del músculo y nervio producida por la falta prolongada de flujo sanguíneo a dichos tejidos. Se caracteriza por acortamiento y rigidez muscular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Contratura Isquêmica
Descriptor French: Contracture ischémique
Entry term(s): Contracture, Ischemic
Contracture, Volkmann
Contracture, Volkmann's Ischemic
Contractures, Ischemic
Contractures, Volkmann
Ischemic Contracture, Volkmann's
Ischemic Contractures
Volkmann Contracture
Volkmann Contractures
Volkmann Ischemic Contracture
Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture
Volkmanns Ischemic Contracture
Tree number(s): C05.550.323.734
C05.651.180.531
C05.651.197.734
C14.907.303.531
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054061
Scope note: A type of permanent damage to muscles and nerves that results from prolonged lack blood flow to those tissues. It is characterized by shortening and stiffening of the muscles.
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
Public MeSH Note: 2008; for VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE see COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES 1981-2007; for VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE see VOLKMANN'S CONTRACTURE 1963-1980
History Note: 2008; for VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE use COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES 1963-2007
DeCS ID: 52584
Unique ID: D054061
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Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2013/07/09
Ischemic Contracture - Preferred
Concept UI M0500691
Scope note A type of permanent damage to muscles and nerves that results from prolonged lack blood flow to those tissues. It is characterized by shortening and stiffening of the muscles.
Preferred term Ischemic Contracture
Entry term(s) Contracture, Ischemic
Contracture, Volkmann
Contracture, Volkmann's Ischemic
Contractures, Ischemic
Contractures, Volkmann
Ischemic Contracture, Volkmann's
Ischemic Contractures
Volkmann Contracture
Volkmann Contractures
Volkmann Ischemic Contracture
Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture
Volkmanns Ischemic Contracture



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