TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Joint Contractures in a Child A1 - Sanders-Holly, Cassandra A1 - Sessions, Cheri Kay A2 - Davenport, Todd E. A2 - Kulig, Kornelia A2 - Sebelski, Chris A. A2 - Gordon, James A2 - Watts, Hugh G. Y1 - 2013 N1 - T2 - Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: A Symptom-Based Approach AB - Contracture has been defined as "a condition of fixed high resistance to passive stretch of a muscle, resulting from fibrosis of the tissues supporting the muscles or the joints, or from disorders of the muscle fibers." It is an abnormal, often permanent shortening of the muscle or scar tissue that results in distortion or deformity. This chapter describes possible causes of joint contractures in a child. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184029360 ER -