| Preferred Name |
Flexion contracture |
| Synonyms |
Flexion contractures of joints Flexion contractures Flexed joint that cannot be straightened |
| Definitions |
A flexion contracture is a bent (flexed) joint that cannot be straightened actively or passively. It is thus a chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevents normal movement of joints. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001371 |
| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:55033002 MSH:D003286 SNOMEDCT_US:88565003 SNOMEDCT_US:7890003 UMLS:C0333068 SNOMEDCT_US:385522000 UMLS:C1850530 UMLS:C0009917 UMLS:C0009918 SNOMEDCT_US:57048009 SNOMEDCT_US:203598005 |
| definition |
A flexion contracture is a bent (flexed) joint that cannot be straightened actively or passively. It is thus a chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevents normal movement of joints. |
| has_alternative_id |
HP:0001381 HP:0005189 HP:0001372 HP:0005053 HP:0005660 |
| has_exact_synonym |
Flexion contractures of joints Flexion contractures Flexed joint that cannot be straightened |
| id |
HP:0001371 |
| label |
Flexion contracture |
| notation |
HP:0001371 |
| prefLabel |
Flexion contracture |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0011842 |
| Delete | Mapping To | Ontology | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001371 | Human Phenotype Ontology / 人类表型本体 | LOOM | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001371 | Human Phenotype Ontology / 人类表型本体 | SAME_URI |