Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with a fixed flexion contracture should be carefully evaluated and educated on stretching exercises and ...

PRAGUE — A team from the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, U.S.A., found that performing a proximal femoral extension osteotomy was effective in cases of hip flexion contracture in ...

Joint contractures are a common complication of spinal cord injury (SCI), 1, 2, 3 and are characterized by limitations in the passive range of motion (ROM) of affected joints. 4, 5 Contractures limit ...

Background: Prolonged immobility during a critical illness may predispose patients to the development of joint contracture. We sought to document the incidence of, the risk factors for and the ...