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Muscle contracture

MedGen UID:
3227
•Concept ID:
C0009917
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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
Multivariate analysis of the relationship between gluteal muscle contracture and coxa valga.
Zhang Y, Su Q, Zhang Y, Ge H, Wei W, Cheng B
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021 Jun 19;22(1):561. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04447-7. PMID: 34147092Free PMC Article
Effects of backward-downhill treadmill training versus manual static plantarflexor stretching on muscle-joint pathology and function in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy.
Hösl M, Böhm H, Eck J, Döderlein L, Arampatzis A
Gait Posture 2018 Sep;65:121-128. Epub 2018 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.171. PMID: 30558918
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
Skeletal muscle disorders of glycogenolysis and glycolysis.
Godfrey R, Quinlivan R
Nat Rev Neurol 2016 Jul;12(7):393-402. Epub 2016 May 27 doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2016.75. PMID: 27231184

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
Effects of backward-downhill treadmill training versus manual static plantarflexor stretching on muscle-joint pathology and function in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy.
Hösl M, Böhm H, Eck J, Döderlein L, Arampatzis A
Gait Posture 2018 Sep;65:121-128. Epub 2018 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.171. PMID: 30558918
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
Skeletal muscle disorders of glycogenolysis and glycolysis.
Godfrey R, Quinlivan R
Nat Rev Neurol 2016 Jul;12(7):393-402. Epub 2016 May 27 doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2016.75. PMID: 27231184
Muscle contracture diagnosis: the role of sonoelastography.
Bruschetta D, Milardi D, Trimarchi F, DI Mauro D, Valenti A, Arrigo A, Valenti B, Santoro G, Cascio F, Vaccarino G, Cacciola A
J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2016 Dec;56(12):1518-1525. Epub 2016 Mar 18 PMID: 26990421

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
Effects of backward-downhill treadmill training versus manual static plantarflexor stretching on muscle-joint pathology and function in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy.
Hösl M, Böhm H, Eck J, Döderlein L, Arampatzis A
Gait Posture 2018 Sep;65:121-128. Epub 2018 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.171. PMID: 30558918
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
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
Skeletal muscle disorders of glycogenolysis and glycolysis.
Godfrey R, Quinlivan R
Nat Rev Neurol 2016 Jul;12(7):393-402. Epub 2016 May 27 doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2016.75. PMID: 27231184

Prognosis

Arthroscopic revision release of gluteal muscle contracture after failed primary open surgery.
Zhang X, Jiang X, He F, Liang Z, You T, Jin D, Zhang W
Int Orthop 2017 Aug;41(8):1521-1526. Epub 2016 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00264-016-3354-5. PMID: 27900442
Management of pediatric intramuscular venous malformations.
Wieck MM, Nowicki D, Schall KA, Zeinati C, Howell LK, Anselmo DM
J Pediatr Surg 2017 Apr;52(4):598-601. Epub 2016 Sep 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.08.019. PMID: 27622586
Muscle contracture diagnosis: the role of sonoelastography.
Bruschetta D, Milardi D, Trimarchi F, DI Mauro D, Valenti A, Arrigo A, Valenti B, Santoro G, Cascio F, Vaccarino G, Cacciola A
J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2016 Dec;56(12):1518-1525. Epub 2016 Mar 18 PMID: 26990421
Comparison of endoscopic surgery and open surgery for gluteal muscle contracture.
Fu D, Yang S, Xiao B, Wang H, Meng C
J Pediatr Orthop 2011 Jul-Aug;31(5):e38-43. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31821f509c. PMID: 21654446
Reflex hyperexcitability and muscle contracture in relation to spastic hypertonia.
O'Dwyer NJ, Ada L
Curr Opin Neurol 1996 Dec;9(6):451-5. doi: 10.1097/00019052-199612000-00010. PMID: 9007404

Clinical prediction guides

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
Physical therapy in patients with disorders of consciousness: Impact on spasticity and muscle contracture.
Thibaut A, Wannez S, Deltombe T, Martens G, Laureys S, Chatelle C
NeuroRehabilitation 2018;42(2):199-205. doi: 10.3233/NRE-172229. PMID: 29562552
Management of pediatric intramuscular venous malformations.
Wieck MM, Nowicki D, Schall KA, Zeinati C, Howell LK, Anselmo DM
J Pediatr Surg 2017 Apr;52(4):598-601. Epub 2016 Sep 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.08.019. PMID: 27622586
Z-plasty for severe gluteal muscle contracture in children.
Zha K, Liu G, Yang S, Cao F
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2016 Dec;24(3):383-386. doi: 10.1177/1602400323. PMID: 28031512
Spasticity and muscle contracture following stroke.
O'Dwyer NJ, Ada L, Neilson PD
Brain 1996 Oct;119 ( Pt 5):1737-49. doi: 10.1093/brain/119.5.1737. PMID: 8931594

Recent systematic reviews

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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