25 Joint contractures alter the mechanical properties of articular and muscular structures. 26 Reversibility of a contracture depends on the restoration of the elasticity of both structures. We 27 determined the differential contribution of articular and muscular structures to knee flexion 28 contractures during spontaneous recovery. 250 rats divided in 24 groups had 1 knee joint 29 surgically ...

BACKGROUND The lack of knee flexion is an increasingly recognized complication of femoral and periarticular knee fractures. This is a significant challenge for both surgeon and patients. METHODS This article reports the clinical outcomes of 40 knees in 40 patients who underwent a modified Thompson quadricepsplasty. They were 36 men and 4 women. We performed a modified Thompson quadricepsplast...

BACKGROUND This retrospective study reported on the treatment of extension contracture of the knee after surgical treatment of patellar fractures. METHODS Twenty-eight patients who sustained extension contractures of the knee after surgical treatment of patellar fractures 8-14 months previously (mean, 12 months) were treated. A midline longitudinal approach was made. After implants were remov...

PURPOSE To describe a breast-conserving technique using interstitial brachytherapy after lumpectomy and axillary nodal sampling in selected women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the presence of augmentation mammoplasty. MATERIAL AND METHODS Over the past 20 years, we have developed and improved a technique of "pinch view" image-guided catheter insertion that avoids implant puncture. S...

Our understanding of the process of contracture of the fingers is based on extrinsic and intrinsic theories. Yet there has always been an inherent contradiction in these concepts. Additionally, nearly all of these theories proceed from the assumption of a contractio digitorum and this assumption is reflected in basic research as well. The author presents a concept, which describes the finger co...

Mechanical stress on articular cartilage and long-duration standing postures are risk factors for hip osteoarthritis progression. This study aims to examine the relationship between hip flexion contracture and the hip-joint contact force in standing postures using computer simulation. A musculoskeletal model composed of seven segments (Head, Arms, and Trunk (HAT) and thighs, shanks, and two fee...

Background. Many malformations and dysfunctions of the skeletal system are connected with the "contracture syndrome" described by Prof. Hans Mau. The clinical features include plagiocephaly, torticollis, infantile scoliosis, pelvic deformity, foot deformity, adductor contracture mostly of the left hip, abductor contracture mostly of the right hip. Material and methods. The authors analyzed 300 ...

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) is a heterogeneous group of muscular dystrophies that mostly affect the pelvic and shoulder girdle muscle groups. We report here a case of neuromuscular disease associated with Dupuytren's contracture, which has never been described before as cosegregating with an autosomal dominant type of inheritance. Dupuytren's contracture is a common disease, especi...

INTRODUCTION Capsular contracture after augmentation mammoplasty occurs at a rate of 15% to 45%. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of implant core type (silicone versus saline) on the rate of capsular contracture in augmentation mammoplasty. METHODS A systematic review was conducted through a search of three electronic databases. Two reviewers independently scanned ...

To investigate the control of sugar uptake by metabolic demand, we used isolated quiescent adult rat heart cells in suspension, under conditions similar to those found during anoxia. Metabolic demand was varied by exposing cells to rotenone plus various levels of p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone. Without glucose, the time taken for half of the cells to undergo contracture was inversely proport...