How to Use contracture in a Sentence

contracture

noun
  • Dupuytren’s contracture occurs most commonly after the age of 50 and men are more likely to have the issue.
    — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2019
  • He was born with arthrogryposis, a condition that causes joint contractures, or a loss of joint movement due to a shortening of the muscles.
    — Karina Bland, azcentral, 21 Nov. 2017
  • Urine infection, bladder spasm and bladder contracture all are complications of having a catheter.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Twenty-one percent of people with Peyronie’s also have Dupuytren’s contracture.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Can Dupuytren’s contracture be transmitted from one person to another via plasma donation?
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
  • There is no known person-to-person transmissibility of Dupuytren’s contracture.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Studies show that early and safe rehab, a healthy diet and regular recovery can speed up healing while reducing ankle and foot contractures and stiffness.
    — Colin Hoobler, oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2019
  • The condition, Dupuytren's contracture, involves a tendon pulling fingers into a bent position.
    — Jenna West, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • When warming up on the field before Sunday’s game, Bradford was seen with a slight flexion contracture (knee doesn’t straighten all the way), limp and favoring the knee.
    — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, Dupuytren's contracture most commonly affects the pinky and ring fingers.
    — Jenna West, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Splints can help support weak muscles and maintain the limb in a normal position to prevent contracture, which is the tightening of muscles, tendons, joints, or other tissues.
    — Sara Lindberg, SELF, 10 Feb. 2022
  • According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dupuytren's contracture is believed to be hereditary with an exact cause unknown.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Apitherapy -- the medicinal use of bee hive products, including honey, pollen and bee venom -- was the woman's go-to treatment for stress and contractures, a tightening of her muscles that caused stiff joints.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Fifteen years ago, @johnelway was diagnosed with Dupuytren's contracture, a progressive medical condition that leads to hand disability.
    — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2019
  • One of the complications, which happens in about 5 percent of cases, is development of scar tissue called a contracture or stricture that can occlude the urine channel again, requiring more operations.
    — Dr. Jared G. Heiner, idahostatesman, 6 May 2018
  • But in the early 2000s, his flourishing career was seriously threatened by a hereditary disease, Dupuytren’s contracture, that caused his fingers to intractably curl.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Potential complications include asymmetry, contracture (a tightening of the tissues that can hinder movement), and minor scarring within the lip—all of which occur infrequently, according to our experts.
    — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2023
  • Certain stretches will be emphasized throughout rehabilitation (especially bending and extending the knee) to avoid scarring contractures and possible follow-up surgery (advanced stretches for the thigh and hamstrings are shown).
    — Colin Hoobler, OregonLive.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Mustaine, the band’s leading visionary and only original member, is suffering from a hand injury called Dupuytren’s contracture that will eventually claim his singular ability, so Megadeth might be the last album the guitar god is ever capable of making.
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Mustaine saw a specialist and was diagnosed with Dupuytren’s contracture, a progressive condition that affects about 8% of the world’s population, according to National Institutes of Health statistics.
    — Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of Huntington's disease can include involuntary jerking or writhing movements, muscle rigidity or contracture, slowed or unusual eye movements, difficulty walking or maintaining balance, and trouble with speech or swallowing.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

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