FB32.4
category
Contracture of muscle
Definition
This is a prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint. It can be the result of high resistance to passive stretch of a muscle, resulting from fibrosis of the tissue supporting the muscles or the joints, or from disorder of the muscle fibers.
Exclusions
- Contracture of joint
(FA34.3)
Also indexed as
Contracture of muscleContracture of muscle, acromioclavicular jointContracture of muscle, ankle jointContracture of muscle, ankle or footContracture of muscle, buttockContracture of muscle, carpusContracture of muscle, elbow jointContracture of muscle, fingersContracture of muscle, forearmContracture of muscle, glenohumeral jointContracture of muscle, handContracture of muscle, headContracture of muscle, hip jointContracture of muscle, humerusContracture of muscle, knee jointContracture of muscle, lower legContracture of muscle, metacarpusContracture of muscle, metatarsusContracture of muscle, multiple sitesContracture of muscle, neckContracture of muscle, other joints in footContracture of muscle, pelvic region or thighContracture of muscle, shoulder regionContracture of muscle, sternoclavicular jointContracture of muscle, tarsusContracture of muscle, toesContracture of muscle, upper armContracture of muscle, vertebral columnContracture of muscle, wrist jointMuscle cicatrix with contractureParalytic contracture of muscle