title: [Psychogenic joint contractures exemplified by somatoform hysteria].
abstract: We would like to report about a 25-year-old female patient with a psychogenic knee contracture as part of a hysterical personality disorder. After having had multiple surgical procedures including 5 knee arthroscopies in 5 different orthopedic departments, we found a nearly full range of movement during an examination under general anaesthesia. Psychoanalytical investigations finally revealed a surprising, past history of the patient and her family. In addition we highlight the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für operative Medizin, Universitätsklinik Marburg.
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authors.lastname: Schüte
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authors.lastname: Neraal
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authors.lastname: Wilke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000523:psychology; D003286:Contracture / Q000523:psychology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D007719:Knee Joint; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular