0 a muscle or other tissue that has become permanently shorter causing a body part, especially a joint, to be the wrong shape, or the process in which this happens -- 挛缩
A pathologic capsular contracture, implant deflation, and/or rupture may require revisional surgery years following completion of reconstruction.
While capsular contracture occurs to some extent around all implants; in some, the degree of contracture will increase in severity over time.
Their implant complications included difficult expansion, infection, and severe contracture.
For example, if a physiotherapist sees a patient at an early stage, she can help to prevent contractures and possibly reduce the need for surgery at a later date.
He had terrible sores and contractures and rehabilitation had not started.
When the palms of both hands are confronted, flexion contracture of the interphalangeal joint is evident in both thumbs and in the third finger of the upper hand.
Differential diagnosis may be enabled by specific facial features or contractures.
There were contractures of both upper and lower limbs with swollen wrists and elbow joints.
