Moreover, the attachments are generally head to tail â that is the 1-carbon of the first isoprene is connected to the 4-carbon of the adjacent isoprene. Already discussed examples of such molecules include the polymers, natural rubber and gutta percha.
Reviewed by Walter Erhardt, MD. Capsular contracture is a breast augmentation complication that develops when internal scar tissue forms a tight or constricting capsule around a breast implant, contracting it until it becomes misshapen and hard. As a result, the breast may feel painful and stiff, and the capsule may affect the appearance or shape of the breast.
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.olkmann's contracture results from acute ischaemia / necrosis of the muscle fibres of the flexor group of muscles of the forearm, especially M. flexor digitorum profundus and M. flexor pollicis longus which becomes fibrotic and short.