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Immobility effects on synovial joints. The pathomechanics of joint contracture1
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Immobility effects on synovial joints. The pathomechanics of joint contracture1
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Wayne H. Akeson
Wayne H. Akeson
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David Amiel
David Amiel
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Savio L-Y. Woo
Savio L-Y. Woo
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1 December 1980
journal article
Published by
SAGE Publications
in
Biorheology
Vol. 17
(1-2)
,
95-110
https://doi.org/10.3233/bir-1980-171-212
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review the present knowledge of the effects of immobility on fibrous connective tissue and to outline present theories about the pathogenesis of joint contracture. A severe disordering of connective tissue homeostasis
Keywords
PATHOMECHANICS
OUTLINE
CONTRACTURE1
HOMEOSTASIS
FIBROUS
IMMOBILITY
SYNOVIAL JOINTS
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