Sentence examples for and contracture from inspiring English sources

Inflammation of the heart muscle and supporting structures may lead to a permanent scarring and contracture of the heart valves and a marked decrease in life expectancy.

Secondary bacterial infections are common, but the real dangers of trachoma lie in the scarring and contracture of tissue that occur when healing takes place.

Dr. Adam L. Wollowick, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, said that because of their open growth plates and softer bones, as well as still-developing coordination skills, children in elevated shoes are more susceptible to ankle sprains, fractures and contracture of the Achilles' tendon.

The mechanism through which ligaments and tendons change length during growth and contracture is unclear.

Tightening and contracture of the joint capsule are hallmarks of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder (ACS).

Surgical management can lead to scarring and contracture at the site of the lesion due to the pathergy phenomenon.

This process culminates in some poignant writing: remembering one of the first bodies she had to certify as dead, a young man with cerebral palsy, Nancy recalls it as "contorted with strictures and contractures.

Axillary burns and contractures are physically debilitating.

These factors account for greater problems with maintaining joint movement and contractures.

This included congenital deformities, burns, and contractures following trauma (Fig. 1).

Cardiovascular assessment/windows may be limited by injuries, dressings, or body habitus (including cachexia, obesity, scoliosis, and contractures).