organic contracture

contracture /con·trac·ture/ (-cher) abnormal shortening of muscle tissue, rendering the muscle highly resistant to passive stretching.

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Dupuytren's contracture  flexion deformity of the fingers or toes, due to shortening, thickening, and fibrosis of the palmar or plantar fascia.

ischemic contracture  muscular contracture and degeneration due to interference with the circulation from pressure, or from injury or cold.

organic contracture  permanent and continuous contracture.

Volkmann's contracture  contraction of the fingers and sometimes of the wrist, or of analogous parts of the foot, with loss of power, after severe injury or improper use of a tourniquet.

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organic contracture

n.

Contracture that is usually due to fibrosis within the muscle and persists whether the individual is conscious or unconscious.