What is contracture?
Contracture can occur on the skin, muscle, joint, tendon, or other soft tissue. The cause of contracture is fibrosis or scarring - the tissue shrinks and stiffens.
Treatment is necessary, as contracture can cause limitation of movement. Contracture is a structural change in soft and connective tissues. In this diagnosis, the tissue loses its elasticity and ability to move.
Typical symptoms are:
- Scar tissue has noticeably thickened and hardened;
- Stiffening of the muscle, joint, or other soft tissue;
- Pain in the soft tissues;
- Decreased ability to move and move;
- Muscle atrophy;
- Pathological changes in walking;
- Deformity when bending.
Causes include:
- You have lost a large amount of tissue due to a wound;
- Ischemia;
- Immobilization;
- Neuromuscular disorders;
- Inherited connective tissue diseases;
- A congenital defect.
Source:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/contracture
