postpoliomyelitic contracture

postpoliomyelitic contracture
any distortion of a joint following an attack of poliomyelitis, due to partial or complete paralysis of one muscle or group of muscles, allowing overuse of an opposing muscle or group of muscles, such as flexion contracture of the knee and paralysis of the quadriceps muscle group.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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