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disease > striated muscle disease > muscle contracture

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muscle contracture  

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  • Muscle contractures can occur for many reasons, such as paralysis, muscular atrophy, and forms of muscular dystrophy. (Wikipedia)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-V6G2G2L8-0

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