📚 noun • entry_id 43380
contracture
/kənˈtɹæktjʊə(ɹ)/
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contractura
An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.
Even if in the initial phase of acute hand burn injury all treatment measures have been executed properly, postburn deformities still occur and are the most common cause of skin co…
In general, the technique resulted in faster healing, less car formation, and less contracture than pinch grafting.
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