Disease or Syndrome
volkmann contracture
Subclass of:
Compartment syndromes; Contracture
Definitions related to volkmann contracture:
  • (ischemic contracture) A type of permanent damage to muscles and nerves that results from prolonged lack blood flow to those tissues. It is characterized by shortening and stiffening of the muscles.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (volkmann's ischemic contracture) An ischemic contracture of the forearm that most often occurs secondary to trauma.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Volkmann contracture (see the image below) is a permanent shortening of forearm muscles, usually resulting from injury, that gives rise to a clawlike deformity of the hand, fingers, and wrist. It is more common in children.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
  • Volkmann contracture, disorder of the wrist and hand in which the hand and fingers become fixed in a characteristic bent position. The disorder may be caused by the pressure of bandages, a tourniquet, or splints after a fracture; it may also be caused by a severe injury in the region of the elbow....
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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