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Muscle contracture

MedGen UID:
3227
•Concept ID:
C0009917
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Contracture; Contractures
SNOMED CT: Muscle contracture (55033002); Contracture (57048009)

Definition

Permanent contraction of a muscle as a result of spasm or paralysis. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Application of Arthroscopic Techniques in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hip-Related Conditions in China.
Zhao FY, Dong HM, Huang HJ, Gao GY, Wu RQ, Shi YY, Ju XD, Li CB, Xu Y, Wang JQ
Orthop Surg 2021 Aug;13(6):1697-1706. Epub 2021 Aug 5 doi: 10.1111/os.13043. PMID: 34351067Free PMC Article
Muscle Overactivity in the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome: Conceptualizing a Treatment Plan and Establishing Meaningful Goals.
Ambrose AF, Verghese T, Dohle C, Russo J
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2018 Aug;29(3):483-500. Epub 2018 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2018.03.004. PMID: 30626510
Management of Joint Contractures in the Spastic Upper Extremity.
Wood KS, Daluiski A
Hand Clin 2018 Nov;34(4):517-528. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2018.06.011. PMID: 30286966

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute Effects of Static and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching of the Plantar Flexors on Ankle Range of Motion and Muscle-Tendon Behavior in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy-A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Kruse A, Habersack A, Jaspers RT, Schrapf N, Weide G, Svehlik M, Tilp M
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Sep 15;19(18) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811599. PMID: 36141875Free PMC Article
Ghost spasticity in multiple sclerosis.
Trompetto C, Currà A, Puce L, Mori L, Pallecchi I, Gazzola P, Fabbri S, Uccelli A, Novi G, Crisafulli O, Serrati C, Marinelli L
J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2020 Apr;51:102408. Epub 2020 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102408. PMID: 32120056
Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury.
Synnot A, Chau M, Pitt V, O'Connor D, Gruen RL, Wasiak J, Clavisi O, Pattuwage L, Phillips K
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Nov 22;11(11):CD008929. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008929.pub2. PMID: 29165784Free PMC Article
Standardization of the caffeine halothane muscle contracture test. North American Malignant Hyperthermia Group.
Larach MG
Anesth Analg 1989 Oct;69(4):511-5. PMID: 2675676
Congenital myotonic dystrophy in children--a review of ten years' experience.
Anderson BJ, Brown TC
Anaesth Intensive Care 1989 Aug;17(3):320-4. doi: 10.1177/0310057X8901700313. PMID: 2672873

Diagnosis

The Application of Arthroscopic Techniques in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hip-Related Conditions in China.
Zhao FY, Dong HM, Huang HJ, Gao GY, Wu RQ, Shi YY, Ju XD, Li CB, Xu Y, Wang JQ
Orthop Surg 2021 Aug;13(6):1697-1706. Epub 2021 Aug 5 doi: 10.1111/os.13043. PMID: 34351067Free PMC Article
Standardization of the caffeine halothane muscle contracture test. North American Malignant Hyperthermia Group.
Larach MG
Anesth Analg 1989 Oct;69(4):511-5. PMID: 2675676
Congenital myotonic dystrophy in children--a review of ten years' experience.
Anderson BJ, Brown TC
Anaesth Intensive Care 1989 Aug;17(3):320-4. doi: 10.1177/0310057X8901700313. PMID: 2672873
Restrictive factors in strabismus.
Metz HS
Surv Ophthalmol 1983 Sep-Oct;28(2):71-83. doi: 10.1016/0039-6257(83)90075-9. PMID: 6359514
Screening for malignant hyperpyrexia.
Ellis FR, Keaney NP, Harriman DG, Sumner DW, Kyei-Mensah K, Tyrrell JH, Hargreaves JB, Parikh RK, Mulrooney PL
Br Med J 1972 Sep 2;3(5826):559-61. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5826.559. PMID: 5069639Free PMC Article

Therapy

Acute Effects of Static and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching of the Plantar Flexors on Ankle Range of Motion and Muscle-Tendon Behavior in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy-A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Kruse A, Habersack A, Jaspers RT, Schrapf N, Weide G, Svehlik M, Tilp M
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Sep 15;19(18) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811599. PMID: 36141875Free PMC Article
Gastrocnemius Recession for Metatarsalgia.
Cortina RE, Morris BL, Vopat BG
Foot Ankle Clin 2018 Mar;23(1):57-68. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2017.09.006. PMID: 29362034
Congenital myotonic dystrophy in children--a review of ten years' experience.
Anderson BJ, Brown TC
Anaesth Intensive Care 1989 Aug;17(3):320-4. doi: 10.1177/0310057X8901700313. PMID: 2672873
Intramuscular injections in children.
Bergeson PS, Singer SA, Kaplan AM
Pediatrics 1982 Dec;70(6):944-8. PMID: 6755373
Pentazocine-induced fibrous myopathy.
Oh SJ, Rollins JL, Lewis I
JAMA 1975 Jan 20;231(3):271-3. doi: 10.1001/jama.231.3.271. PMID: 1172732

Prognosis

Case report: Death in the emergency department: an unrecognized awake malignant hyperthermia-like reaction in a six-year-old.
Lavezzi WA, Capacchione JF, Muldoon SM, Sambuughin N, Bina S, Steele D, Brandom BW
Anesth Analg 2013 Feb;116(2):420-3. Epub 2012 Dec 24 doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182768f99. PMID: 23267001
Total knee arthroplasty in hemophilic arthropathy.
Sheth DS, Oldfield D, Ambrose C, Clyburn T
J Arthroplasty 2004 Jan;19(1):56-60. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2003.08.008. PMID: 14716652
Tendon grafting for multiple extensor tendon ruptures of fingers in rheumatoid hands.
Nakamura S, Katsuki M
J Hand Surg Br 2002 Aug;27(4):326-8. doi: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0755. PMID: 12162969
Guidelines for molecular genetic detection of susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia.
Urwyler A, Deufel T, McCarthy T, West S; European Malignant Hyperthermia Group
Br J Anaesth 2001 Feb;86(2):283-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/86.2.283. PMID: 11573677
Malignant hyperthermia--a large kindred linked to the RYR1 gene.
Wallace AJ, Wooldridge W, Kingston HM, Harrison MJ, Ellis FR, Ford PM
Anaesthesia 1996 Jan;51(1):16-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07647.x. PMID: 8669559

Clinical prediction guides

Free vascularized fibula leads to hallux toe flexion deformity due to ischemic muscle contracture of flexor hallucis longus.
Wu H, Hu Y, Wang Z, Liu Y, Han J, Zhang C, Zhai Z, Liu J
Head Neck 2024 Jun;46(6):1390-1399. Epub 2024 Mar 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.27719. PMID: 38468132
Acute Effects of Static and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching of the Plantar Flexors on Ankle Range of Motion and Muscle-Tendon Behavior in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy-A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Kruse A, Habersack A, Jaspers RT, Schrapf N, Weide G, Svehlik M, Tilp M
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Sep 15;19(18) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811599. PMID: 36141875Free PMC Article
Total knee arthroplasty in hemophilic arthropathy.
Sheth DS, Oldfield D, Ambrose C, Clyburn T
J Arthroplasty 2004 Jan;19(1):56-60. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2003.08.008. PMID: 14716652
Guidelines for molecular genetic detection of susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia.
Urwyler A, Deufel T, McCarthy T, West S; European Malignant Hyperthermia Group
Br J Anaesth 2001 Feb;86(2):283-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/86.2.283. PMID: 11573677
Malignant hyperthermia--a large kindred linked to the RYR1 gene.
Wallace AJ, Wooldridge W, Kingston HM, Harrison MJ, Ellis FR, Ford PM
Anaesthesia 1996 Jan;51(1):16-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07647.x. PMID: 8669559

Recent systematic reviews

Comparison of open surgery versus endoscopic-assisted release for gluteal muscle contracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jiang Y, Li T, Wang L, Chen G, Li J
J Orthop Surg Res 2024 Jan 6;19(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s13018-023-04452-7. PMID: 38183149Free PMC Article
The mechanisms and treatments of muscular pathological changes in immobilization-induced joint contracture: A literature review.
Wang F, Zhang QB, Zhou Y, Chen S, Huang PP, Liu Y, Xu YH
Chin J Traumatol 2019 Apr;22(2):93-98. Epub 2019 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2019.02.001. PMID: 30928194Free PMC Article
Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury.
Synnot A, Chau M, Pitt V, O'Connor D, Gruen RL, Wasiak J, Clavisi O, Pattuwage L, Phillips K
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Nov 22;11(11):CD008929. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008929.pub2. PMID: 29165784Free PMC Article

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