![]() The most frequent cause of contracture is immobilization, but they can be also be caused by congenital conditions (e.g., Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy), muscle imbalances, arthritic conditions, heterotopic ossification, prolonged hypertonic spasticity, ulcers, burns, total knee arthroplasty (TKA), local trauma, diabetes, or in rare cases, hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) hormone deficiency. EtiologyĬontractures are a final common pathway for many conditions. This results in the shortening and hardening of these tissues, ultimately causing rigidity, joint deformities, and a total loss of movement around the joint. They develop when these normally elastic tissues are replaced by inelastic tissues. ![]() Contractures are the chronic loss of joint mobility caused by structural changes in non-bony tissue, including muscles, ligaments, and tendons.
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