ReviewMuscle & nerve2020
Conference report on contractures in musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.
Review in Muscle & nerve, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Discovery and Treatment of Action Potential-Independent Myotonia in Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2025Article
- Dutch rehabilitation physicians' perspectives on contracture management in children with spinal muscular atrophy: challenges in a changing landscape.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Strain-dependent dynamic re-alignment of collagen fibers in skeletal muscle extracellular matrix.Acta biomaterialia · 2024Article
- Characterisation of Progressive Skeletal Muscle Fibrosis in the Mdx Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: An In Vivo and In Vitro Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Brachial plexus birth injury and cerebral palsy lead to a common contracture phenotype characterized by reduced functional muscle length and strength.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Development of Contractures in DMD in Relation to MRI-Determined Muscle Quality and Ambulatory Function.Journal of neuromuscular diseases · 2022Article
- Passive stiffness of fibrotic skeletal muscle in mdx mice relates to collagen architecture.The Journal of physiology · 2021Article
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23 authors at 17 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Limb contractures are debilitating complications associated with various muscle and nervous system disorders. This report summarizes presentations at a conference at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, Illinois, on April 19-20, 2018, involving researchers and physicians from diverse disciplines who convened to discuss current clinical and preclinical understanding of contractures in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, stroke, cerebral palsy, and other conditions. Presenters described changes in muscle architecture, activation, extracellular matrix, satellite cells, and muscle fiber sarcomeric structure that accompany or predispose muscles to contracture. Participants identified ongoing and future research directions that may lead to understanding of the intersecting factors that trigger contractures. These include additional studies of changes in muscle, tendon, joint, and neuronal tissues during contracture development with imaging, molecular, and physiologic approaches. Participants identified the requirement for improved biomarkers and outcome measures to identify patients likely to develop contractures and to accurately measure efficacy of treatments currently available and under development.
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