Sentence examples for contracture risk from inspiring English sources

The prospective U.S. pivotal study reported a 5-year capsular contracture risk rate of 3.3% for augmentation subjects and 9.6% for reconstruction subjects [ 6].

In Germany, joint contracture risk assessment and prevention have recently been defined as a quality indicator of nursing home care that should be regularly monitored by experts from the statutory health insurance system.

However, the odds ratio revealed that for a single degree increase in knee flexion contracture, the risk of undergoing TKA increased by 23%.

These injuries result in the formation of fibrosis, which may lead to the development of painful contractures, increases patients' risk for repeat injuries, and limits their ability to return to a baseline or pre-injury level of function.

The risk of contracture in women who have radiation is four times as great as it is for women without radiation, Dr. Topham said.

The longer a posture is held, the greater the risk for contracture.

Early surveillance and intervention may decrease the risk of contractures [ 29].

Joint contractures further increase the risk of other adverse patient outcomes like pain, pressure ulcers and risk of falls [ 8].

Doing these exercises every day is likely to increase mobility and lessen your risk of contractures.

Conversely, other surgeons argue that the quality of the tissue often precludes a durable repair and a risk of ischaemic contracture of the pronator quadratus after tight closure exist, resulting in limited wrist pronation and supination [16, 17].

Time spent in the ICU was a significant risk factor for contracture; a stay of 8 weeks or longer was associated with a significantly greater risk of any joint contracture than a stay of 2 to 3 weeks [ 11].