Volkmann's contracture
syndroma ischaemica Volkmanni latin

Contractures can also be due to ischemia, as in Volkmann's contracture.

This can cause Volkmann's contracture in affected limbs.

Volkmann's contracture, also known as Volkmann's ischaemic contracture, is a permanent flexion contracture of the hand at the wrist, resulting in a claw-like deformity of the hand and fingers.

Volkmann's contracture results from acute ischaemia/necrosis of the muscle fibres of the flexor group of muscles of the forearm, especially flexor digitorum profundus and flexor pollicis longus which becomes fibrotic and short.