flexion contracture

Extension by splinting shows reduction of the flexion contracture.

Length discrepancy & muscles atrophy often happens which leads to asymmetric growth and risk of flexion contracture.

If there is a flexion contracture in the ipsilateral hip it should be evident, as the hip will appear flexed.

Limited dorsiflexion (plantar flexion contracture)

An irreducibly locked trigger, often associted with a flexion contracture of the PIP joint, should not be treated by injections.

Assessment for a hidden flexion contracture of the hip - hip flexion contractures may be occult, due to compensation by the back.

The Thomas test is a physical examination test, named after Dr. Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-1891), a British orthopaedic surgeon, used to rule out hip flexion contracture.

One group of people believes in the use of splints, because the splints will maintain the extension of the finger achieved through surgery and prevent the finger from a flexion contracture.

Volkmann's contracture, also known as Volkmann's ischaemic contracture, is a permanent flexion contracture of the hand at the wrist, resulting in a claw-like deformity of the hand and fingers.

The hip flexion contracture is physiologic in the first 3 months of life and if it is absent in this period it may be a sign of developmental dysplasia of the hip.

A contraindication specifically for posterior deltoid to triceps transfer is a flexion contracture of the elbow, biceps to triceps transfer might then be a possible transfer for elbow extension reconstruction.

Dupuytren's contracture (also known as morbus Dupuytren, Dupuytren's disease or palmar fibromatosis) is a fixed flexion contracture of the hand where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully extended (straightened).

-Common problems in the hips are tight hip flexors, which causes for poor lifting posture, hip flexion contracture, which means the lack of postural awareness, and thoracic hyperkyphosis, which causes the dancer to compensate for limited hip turn out (which is essential to dances such as ballet).