Contracture

Nation's Most Popular Cosmetic Surgery Procedure is a Way for One Houston Plastic Surgeon to Renew Body Contours and Self-Esteem

... However, Dr. Straka says saline implants also have advantages, including the creation of shorter incisions to place them and a lower rate of capsular contracture (internal scar tissue forming around the implant). During his initial consultation, Dr. Straka says he counsels patients on all aspects of the pro...

Breast Augmentation: Survey Highlights Recent Trends In Today's Most Popular Cosmetic Surgery Procedure

...le (62% of surgeons). The most frequently reported early complication of primary breast augmentation was nipple sensation changes, while capsular contracture (breast firmness caused by scar tissue contracting around the implant) was the most commonly cited delayed complication. "Although the reint...

Cleveland Trials Set In Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) Gadolinium MRI Side Effects Cases

...y who have been afflicted with NSF. Also called nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD), this condition typically presents with hardened 'woody' skin, contracture of joints such as ankles, knees, hips, elbows, wrists, and fingers, bone pain, muscle weakness, and high degrees of unrelieved pain. NSF is a progress...

Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer

...s definitely needed, agreed Dr. Nayana Vora, professor of radiation oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, Calif. "Most capsular contracture happens within two years after radiation therapy," she noted. Many women, she said, will still opt for mastectomy and reconstruction. But the brach...

Breast Augmentation Raleigh Natural Looking Results with Saline or Silicone Implants

...lant rupture, the incisions required, and the potential need to replace the implants (as in buy a new pair) if a re-operation is required for capsular contracture or other issues. Additional factors that will impact a patient's choice of implant include the pre-operative breast size and the desired post-op...

TyRx Pharma, Inc. Announces Presentation of Results to Benefit Women with Breast Implants (In-Vivo Efficacy Study Regarding AIGISRx DEB) at the Plastic Surgery 2007 Meeting on October, 28 2007 in Baltimore, MD

...per entitled, "Prevention of Experimental Capsular contracture in Breast Implants by an Antimicrobial-Impregnated... efforts spanning more than four decades, capsular contracture continues to be the most common, perplexing, and f...ntation." Although the exact etiology of capsular contracture is unknown, subclinical infection is widely believ...

Contracture in Medical Technology

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces XIAFLEX(TM) Meets Primary Endpoint With Statistical Significance (p<0.001) in CORD I Pivotal Phase III Study for Dupuytren's Contracture

XIAFLEX also Meets Primary Endpoint (p III Study Pharmacokinetic Study Demonstrates Lack of Systemic Exposure of XIAFLEX Serious Adverse Events Occurring at a 0.33% Rate per XIAFLEX injection Conference call scheduled for today, June 3, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern T...

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...evelop underneath the skin, stretching from the palm to the finger. Gradually, the cords cause the fingers to bend into the palm. Dupuytren's contracture is more common in men over the age of 40. Previous treatment included observation and surgery. According to a recent study by L...

Applying Clinical Findings to the Practice of Medicine

...7 ) Skeletal defects Dupuytren's contracture ( http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A0000...ft from this area of the body." Dupuytren's contracture and Frozen Shoulder Helping patients to regain...er, "Fibroproliferative disorders like Dupuytren's contracture and adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) seriousl...

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. Announces Initiation of Phase IIb Trial for Peyronie's Disease

...r, intercourse discomfort and intercourse constraint. To qualify for the study, patients must be able to maintain a rigid erection and have a penile contracture between 30 and 90 degrees. Patients will be stratified by the degree of penile curvature (i.e. 30 degrees to 60 degrees versus > 60 degrees) and then ...

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives Clearance to Resume Clinical Trials for XIAFLEX(TM)

...resume our XIAFLEX phase III trials in Dupuytren's contracture earlier than anticipated. We expect to begin enrol...he study is to determine if XIAFLEX can reduce the contracture angle in metacarpophalangeal (MP) or proximal inte... 5216945 About Dupuytren's contracture Dupuytren's...

Auxilium Announces New Data That Show Total Testosterone Blood Levels Increase Significantly Following Switch from AndroGel(R) to Testim(R)

...m has four projects in clinical development. AA4500, an injectable collagenase enzyme, is in phase III of development for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture and is in phase II of development for the treatment of Peyronie's disease and Frozen Shoulder syndrome (Adhesive Capsulitis). Auxilium's transmucosal ...

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 2007 CEUT Emerging Growth Opportunities Conference

...m has four projects in clinical development. AA4500, an injectable collagenase enzyme, is in phase III of development for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture and is in phase II of development for the treatment of Peyronie's disease and Frozen Shoulder syndrome (Adhesive Capsulitis). Auxilium's transmucosal ...

Contracture in Medical Products

AliMed® Turnbuckle Elbow Orthosis

Description:...ncrease elbow extension or flexion. Controls elbow contracture in patients with paralysis or significantly unbala...trength. Also good for elbow flexion and extension contracture postoperatively. The turnbuckle is tightened to a... the elbow. This position remains static while the contracture relaxes, then the turnbuckle is readjusted to exer...
Company:AliMed, Inc.

AlAliMed® Footdrop Night Splint™

Features:... Helps prevent footdrop contracture by supporting the foot in correct functional alignment Protects against development of heel pressure sores Alternate betwen the supine and side-ly...
Company:AliMed, Inc.

Contracture in Medical Dictionary

Contracture

A muscle contracture is a permanent shortening of a muscle or tendon in the human body in response to continued hypertonic stress exerted on that muscle or tendon, such as constant spasticity. Contractures are most often seen in the tightest muscles of people with conditions like spasti...

Spasticity

...agnostic checklist, medical tests, ... Spasticity ... Spasticity may also interfere with speech. Severe, long-term spasticity may lead to contracture of muscles, causing joints ... Spasticity is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by muscle stiffness. ... Spasticity causes ...

Pericarditis

...itis index > pericarditis article ... Pericarditis is a condition in which ... Heart attack (see post-MI pericarditis ) ... Scarring and contracture of the pericardium (constrictive pericarditis ) ... What is the pericardium? The pericardium is the thin sac (membrane) that surrounds the...

Curvature of the penis

... shortly ... In Peyronie's disease ( curvature of the penis ), fibrous tissue develops on the ... to 2% of individuals with Dupuytren's contracture develop curvature of the penis . ... Curvature of the penis has been associated with Dupuytren's contracture. ... Newborns may hav...

Contracture in Biological Technology

CV Therapeutics Announces Presentations at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008

...llows: Ranexa(R) (ranolazine extended-release tablets): Ranolazine, a Late Sodium Current Inhibitor, as an Adjunct to Cardioplegia Further Reduces contracture During Ischemia And Reperfusion; Poster Presentation, Monday, November 10, 2008, 3:00 p.m. CST Lexiscan(R) (regadenoson) injection High Reproducib...

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results

...h periods was due to an increase in consulting fees. "In the second quarter, successful pivotal Phase 3 results for XIAFLEX(TM) to treat Dupuytren's contracture were announced by our partner Auxilium, Inc. We continue to expect a biologics license application (BLA) filing for this product with the U.S. Food an...