Werner Syndrome Caused by Homozygous Frameshift Variant c.1578del in WRN by Jovita Patricija Druta, Gunda Petraitytė, Aušra Sasnauskienė, Eglė Preikšaitienė

“…There was a progression of contractures of the plantar tendons, as well as the atrophy of the subcutaneous adipose tissue of the extremities. …”
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First Clinical Case of Ilizarov Femur Lengthening over a Bioactive and Degradable Intramedullary Implant by Arnold Popkov, Sergei Tverdokhlebov, Sergei Muradisinov, Dmitry Popkov

“…Its most challenging problems are long duration of external fixation and related pin-tract infection and joint contractures. The solution might be the use of a bioactive degradable intramedullary implant stimulating bone healing. …”
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A Severe Case of Overlap of Morphea and Eosinophilic Fasciitis after Burn Injuries by Hania Sami, Faria Sami, Shahzad Ahmed Sami, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

“…A 36-year-old man presented with acute onset of rapidly progressing skin thickening, tender edema, and skin contractures involving all extremities, shortly after enduring burn injuries from a gasoline explosion. …”
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Supraclavicular Artery Island Flap in Head-and-neck Reconstruction: Our Experience by Abhinav Thaduri, Bhinyaram Jat, Amit Kumar, Amit Kumar Tyagi, Abhijeet Singh, Vikramjit Singh Kailey, Dileep Dungala Maharaj, Shahab Usmani, Kartikesh Gupta

“…The supraclavicular flap gained popularity in 1997 to reconstruct mentosternal contractures in postburn patients. This is a perforator-based pedicled, axial, and fasciocutaneous flap based on the supraclavicular artery. …”
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Isolated Distal Fibular Stress Fracture after Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip by Tomofumi Nishino, Fumi Ochiai, Tomohiro Yoshizawa, Hajime Mishima, Masashi Yamazaki

“…The surgery successfully treated the preoperative leg length discrepancy and flexion and external rotation contractures. The alignment of the right lower limbs changed from slight varus to valgus knee following surgery. …”
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A Japanese Patient with Genitopatellar Syndrome Transiently Presenting with Cardiac Intramural Cavity during the Neonatal Period by Kiichi Takahashi, Hiroyuki Adachi, Manatomo Toyono, Masato Ito, Akie Kato, Atsuko Noguchi, Tsutomu Takahashi

“…It is characterized by genital abnormalities, patellar hypoplasia/agenesis, flexion contractures of the hips and knees, corpus callosum agenesis with microcephaly, and hydronephrosis and/or multiple renal cysts. …”
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Clinical Phenotype of Fucosidosis in Cuba by Víctor Jesús Tamayo Chang, George Alberto Pérez Benítez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> hurleroid facies, neurological and physical development impairment, joint contractures and skeletal deformities were the most frequent clinical manifestations in the 19 diagnosed cases. 84.2 % of patients presented angiokeratoma, and in 52.7 % there was delay in psychomotor development that began in infancy and rapid neurodegeneration, with loss of motor and language skills before the age of five. 42.1 % of patients died between 10 and 20 years of age. …”
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How can mathematics be used to improve burn care? by Ginger Egberts, Fred Vermolen, Qiyao Peng, H.Ibrahim Korkmaz, Paul van Zuijlen

“…While contraction is essential for closing the wound, it can also result in scar contraction (contractures), especially in more severe burns. This contraction creates stresses on the skin, which can deteriorate the mobility of joints near the burn.This article overviews the most recent research results in computer simulations of scar contraction after burns.…”
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Fingertip traumatic amputations in children. Treatment with semiocclusive foil dressings-preliminary results by Dimitar Trizlov, Dimitar Raykov, Stoyan Ivanov, Ivan Trizlov

“…After the completion of treatment, the pulp had a normal shape, and the cosmetic outcome was excellent. No contractures were observed in the adjacent joints, and the two-point discrimination test had an average value of 2.5 mm. …”
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Internal Fixation of Type I Capitellum Fracture with Headless Screws: A Case Report by Charlie Sanjaya, I Ketut Gede Arta Bujangga

“…The patient was also encouraged to do early elbow mobilization to avoid contractures and joint stiffness, routine follow-up every two weeks for a ROM evaluation. …”
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Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome by Michael T. Zimmermann, Raul A. Urrutia, Patrick R. Blackburn, Margot A. Cousin, Nicole J. Boczek, Eric W. Klee, Colleen Macmurdo, Paldeep S. Atwal

“…The proband was a 10-year-old presenting to the genetics clinic with an enlarged aortic root (Z-scores 5-6), pectus excavatum, and congenital contractures of the right 2nd and 3rd digit. Molecular testing of TGFBR2 was sent to a commercial laboratory and demonstrated a novel, likely pathogenic, variant in exon 4, c.1061T>C, p.…”
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Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Terhadap Pelaksanaan Rentang Gerak Sendi Aktif Post Operasi Pada Pasien Fraktur Ekstremitas di Ruang Bedah Trauma Center RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padan... by Vivi Oktasari, Atih Rahayuningsih, Mira Susanti

“… Mobilization is an important activity in the postoperative recovery to prevent complications, one of which contractures. Mobilization especially Range of Motion exercises can improve blood circulation which will speed healing and reduce pain. …”
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Identification of novel RIPK4 variants in a Chinese patient with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) by Yi-Lei Lu, Meng-wei Liu, Jie-Yuan Jin, Ding Pan

“…Abstract Background Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is a congenital disorder characterized by multiple joint involvement, primarily affecting limb mobility and leading to various tissue contractures. Variations in the RIPK4 gene may impact connective tissues, thereby resulting in a spectrum of malformations. …”
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Pure Neuritic Leprosy In Children With Grade 2 Disability On Hands And Feet: A Rare Case And Literature Review by Gunawan H, Ruchiatan K, Puspitosari D, Hindritiani R, Usman HA, Widjaja S

“…On physical examination, there were finger contractures on both hands and feet, accompanied by bilateral ulnar, common peroneal, and posterior tibial nerve enlargement without any skin lesions. …”
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Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders in the context of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic by R. Kaladytė Lokominienė

“…In case COVID-19 is diagnosed, the physician must ensure the maintenance of previous medications, especially adequate doses of levodopa/peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor to avoid rigidity with contractures and respiratory impairment with reduced vital capacity and peak expiratory flow. …”
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Immune-mediated mechanisms in acute osteofascial compartment syndrome: insights from multi-omics analysis by Qinzhen Lu, He Ling, Yonghui Lao, Junjie Liu, Wei Su, Zhao Huang

“…Presently, clinical diagnostics lack effective biological markers, and patients face a grim prognosis, experiencing muscle contractures, necrosis, amputations, renal failure, and even mortality. …”
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Place of injuries of elbow joint in the structure of primary permanent disability among Ukrainian population by L.Y.  Naumenko, T.O. Zub, A.O. Mametyev

“…Consequences of elbow injuries which led to primary permanent disability were caused by bone fractures (61.5%), elbow contractures and elbow ankyloses (19.0%), injuries of an ulnar nerve (8.7%), traumatic amputation at the elbow level (6.2%), forearm dislocations (3.1%), open wounds of elbow (1.0%), elbow ligaments ruptures (0.5%). …”
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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome - Modern Treatment Options by Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej, Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Natalia Myśliwiec, Adrian Różycki, Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska

“…If not appropriately managed, advanced stages of the disease may lead to irreversible muscle atrophy and hand contractures. Summary: Early diagnosis and intervention are the key factors in managing Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. …”
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Observation of Conventional Therapy Combined with PNF Technology to Treat Elbow Joint Dysfunction after Trauma Surgery by Shaoyun SHI, Huiping LU, Guobiao YE, San LI, Jie Liang

“…Pre-treatment and 8 weeks after the treatment, evaluations of hospital for special surgery scoring system (HHS) elbow score were carried out in both groups, including pain, function, sagittal joint range of motion, muscle strength, flex contracture, extend contracture, pronation, supination, total score, assessment, etc.Results:Before rehabilitation, there was no obvious difference of each assessment index score of average and total between the routine and experimental group (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). …”
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Post-traumatic patellar tendon ossification in children: a case series by Kirill A. Kartavenko, Vyacheslav I. Zorin, Sergey A. Lukyanov

“…In all cases, knee joint contracture was eliminated and the volume of movement was fully restored. …”
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