 Contracture
"Contracture" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint.
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D003286
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.323 C05.651.197
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Contracture" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Contracture" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contracture" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Atluri K, Brouillette MJ, Seol D, Khorsand B, Sander E, Salem AK, Fredericks D, Petersen E, Smith S, Fowler TP, Martin JA. Sulfasalazine Resolves Joint Stiffness in a Rabbit Model of Arthrofibrosis. J Orthop Res. 2020 03; 38(3):629-638.
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Gladstein AZ, Sachleben B, Ho ES, Anthony A, Clarke HM, Hopyan S. Forearm Pronation Osteotomy for Supination Contracture Secondary to Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Sep; 37(6):e357-e363.
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Kim KH, Blasco-Morente G, Cuende N, Arias-Santiago S. Mesenchymal stromal cells: properties and role in management of cutaneous diseases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Mar; 31(3):414-423.
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