loading...| Preferred Name |
Flexion contracture |
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| Synonyms |
Flexed joint that cannot be straightened Flexion contractures Flexion contractures of joints |
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| Definitions |
A flexion contracture is a bent (flexed) joint that cannot be straightened actively or passively. It is thus a chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevents normal movement of joints. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001371 |
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| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:57048009 SNOMEDCT_US:7890003 UMLS:C0009917 UMLS:C0009918 UMLS:C0333068 SNOMEDCT_US:88565003 UMLS:C1850530 MSH:D003286 SNOMEDCT_US:55033002 SNOMEDCT_US:203598005 SNOMEDCT_US:385522000 |
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| definition |
A flexion contracture is a bent (flexed) joint that cannot be straightened actively or passively. It is thus a chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevents normal movement of joints. |
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| has exact synonym |
Flexed joint that cannot be straightened Flexion contractures Flexion contractures of joints |
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| has_alternative_id |
HP:0001372 HP:0001381 HP:0005053 HP:0005189 HP:0005660 |
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| id |
HP:0001371 |
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| label |
Flexion contracture |
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| notation |
HP:0001371 |
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| prefLabel |
Flexion contracture |
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| subClassOf |