A flexion contracture is a bent (flexed) joint that cannot be straightened actively or passively. It is thus a chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevents normal movement of joints. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Flexion contractures Flexion contractures of joints Flexed joint that cannot be straightened
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- SNOMEDCT_US:57048009
- UMLS:C0009917
- UMLS:C0009918
- UMLS:C1850530
- SNOMEDCT_US:203598005
- SNOMEDCT_US:7890003
- SNOMEDCT_US:88565003
- SNOMEDCT_US:385522000
- UMLS:C0333068
- SNOMEDCT_US:55033002
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Equivalent to:
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decreased length and
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