Sentence examples for severe contracture from inspiring English sources
Epidermolysis bullosa upper and lower extremities severe contracture Male 2 R + L Congenital 19.
External fixation using ppins and wires has been reported as a solution for patients with severe contracture of the quadriceps tendon and elevated patella [1, 3, 4, 6].
Selection criteria for the study included patients with a moderate degree of Volkmann's ischemic contracture, a positive Volkmann's sign, no severe contracture of the skin in the forearm, no fixed contractures of the joints of the affected limb, a willingness to take part in the study, and the ability of the patient to understand and perform the postoperative physiotherapy exercises (Figs. 1, 2).
However, we sometimes encounter patients who cannot tolerate the percutaneous transhepatic approach (e.g., because of anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy, disseminated intravascular coagulation, gallbladder malposition, or severe contracture).
In 13 cases an additional amputation (all were little fingers) was necessary because of a severe contracture between 1988 and 2002.
Our study does not reflect the natural development of spasticity and ROM, as some of the children had been treated to prevent the development of severe contracture.
We report the development of a module specifically designed for assessing upper limb function in nonambulant SMA patients, including young children and those with severe contractures.
Paratonia, a distinctive form of hypertonia in patients with dementia, causes loss of functional mobility in early stage dementia to severe contractures and pain in the late stages.
Occasionally and in severe contractures, the application of the apparatus may be preceded by a percutaneous lengthening of the Achilles tendon.
Gross motor function was assessed using the MHFMS in a subgroup of 27 of 29 non-ambulatory SMA II subjects; one 14.9 year old subject with severe contractures who was no longer able to sit unsupported, and one uncooperative 2.8 year-old toddler were not evaluated with the MHFMS.
She had severe contractures of all extremities with increased tone.
