Flexion contracture true Flexion contractures of joints Joint contractures HP:0001381 SNOMEDCT_US:57048009 HP:0005660 Contracture SNOMEDCT_US:203598005 HP:0005189 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. SNOMEDCT_US:385522000 UMLS:C0009918 Flexed joint that cannot be straightened Joint contracture UMLS:C0009917 UMLS:C0333068 MSH:D003286 SNOMEDCT_US:7890003 HP:0001371 Flexion contractures HP:0001372 UMLS:C1850530 HP:0005053 human_phenotype SNOMEDCT_US:88565003 SNOMEDCT_US:55033002 Contractures Abnormality of connective tissue Abnormality of joint mobility Abnormal skeletal muscle morphology Abnormal tendon morphology