• Contusions are one of the most common sports-related injuries. (medscape.com)
  • Contusions are often the result of sports-related injuries. (medscape.com)
  • Contusions of internal organs and bone contusions are not discussed in this article (see the Medscape Reference articles Concussion , Sacroiliac Joint Injury , Femur Injuries and Fractures , and Hip Pointer ). (medscape.com)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is rapidly becoming the imaging modality of choice for soft-tissue injuries. (medscape.com)
  • Contusions and strain injuries comprise approximately 60-70% of all sports-related injuries. (medscape.com)
  • In addition, most contusion injuries go unreported and untreated. (medscape.com)
  • Documented muscle contusions account for one third of all sports injuries. (medscape.com)
  • A study that compared incidence, duration of absence and characteristics of indirect (strain) and direct (contusion) quadriceps and hamstring muscle injuries reported that these thigh injuries are more frequent than have been previously described. (medscape.com)
  • Direct injuries (contusion) are less frequent than indirect ones (strain), and players can usually return to full activity in under half the average time for an indirect injury. (medscape.com)
  • The investigators reported 26 players had a rotator cuff contusion, with an average of 5.5 rotator cuff contusions per season (47% of all shoulder injuries), 70.3% of which the predominant mechanism of injury was a direct blow. (medscape.com)
  • Acute injuries occur when there is sudden, abnormal overloading placed on the tissues, such as a physical blow or a rapid movement, as might occur in muscle injuries in sprinting or blunt trauma in contact sports. (recovapro.nl)
  • Soft-tissue injuries fall into two basic categories: acute injuries and overuse injuries. (aaos.org)
  • Tendinitis and bursitis are common soft-tissue overuse injuries. (aaos.org)
  • Acute soft-tissue injuries vary in type and severity. (aaos.org)
  • A pulmonary contusion is usually caused directly by blunt trauma but can also result from explosion injuries or a shock wave associated with penetrating trauma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pulmonary contusion is usually accompanied by other injuries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although associated injuries are often the cause of death, pulmonary contusion is thought to cause death directly in a quarter to half of cases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pulmonary contusion and laceration are injuries to the lung tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, pulmonary contusion is frequently associated with signs (objective indications) and symptoms (subjective states), including those indicative of the lung injury itself and of accompanying injuries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Overuse injuries occur when stress is placed on a joint or other tissue. (alberta.ca)
  • These injuries often cause destruction to the brain tissue internally. (collegecandy.com)
  • There are four main types of traumatic brain injuries including concussions, brain contusions, penetrative brain injuries, and anoxic brain injuries. (collegecandy.com)
  • The most common cause of soft tissue injuries in contact sports are muscle contusions and strains. (castanet.net)
  • Examples of soft tissue injuries include contusions, strains, and sprains. (callrainwater.com)
  • Conventional diagnostic tests, such as MRIs, CT scans, and X-rays, are not able to pick up all soft tissue injuries. (callrainwater.com)
  • Even though soft tissue injuries are difficult to diagnose, it is important to begin the medical process as soon as possible. (callrainwater.com)
  • Soft tissue injuries are some of the most common injuries suffered by victims of car accidents. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Victims who have sustained soft tissue injuries in an automobile accident may have a claim against the party responsible for causing their harm, which is usually another driver. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Soft tissue injuries can result in damage to tendons, ligaments, muscles or bones. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Many different kinds of car accidents can lead to soft tissue injuries. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Soft tissue injuries can result in swelling, extreme pain, and decreased mobility. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Although many insurance companies will try to minimize the significance of soft tissue injuries as minor and not requiring any compensation, these injuries are often quite painful and also require medical treatment in order to help a victim make a full recovery. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Additionally, soft tissue injuries can sometimes result in permanent impairment. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Personal injury claims based on one or multiple parties' negligence may make it possible for victims to receive compensation for medical expenses, time missed from work, any changes in their ability to make a living, and pain and suffering that has resulted from their soft tissue injuries. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Sprains, contusions, open wounds, and superficial injuries were more commonly medical-only claims, whereas sprains and musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases were commonly lost-time claims. (cdc.gov)
  • The estimated recovery cost for soft tissue injuries can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. (pacificattorneygroup.com)
  • The most common acute injuries in the sport of archery include arrow laceration of digital nerves and arteries, contusions of forearm skin and subcutaneous tissue, and compression neuropathy of digital nerves from the bowstring. (medscape.com)
  • The fact is, however, that even a minor accident can cause soft tissue injuries that are not apparent until much later. (holleyrosenbeard.com)
  • While the number of crash-related deaths for the year is considerably lower at 42,338, it is still important to understand the nature of soft tissue injuries and how they can affect your life. (holleyrosenbeard.com)
  • Neglecting to seek proper treatment for lasting symptoms can lead to permanent damage, even in the case of soft tissue injuries. (holleyrosenbeard.com)
  • It is common for these seemingly insignificant symptoms to be caused by soft tissue injuries, which may worsen over time following an accident. (lawteam.com)
  • Since soft tissue injuries are more difficult to detect, it's crucial to get checked out by a doctor to make sure the symptoms you're experiencing aren't the beginning of something more serious. (lawteam.com)
  • In this article, we will be discussing some of the most common soft tissue injuries caused by car accidents. (lawteam.com)
  • If you're experiencing soft tissue injuries from a car accident, understand that you'll need both medical professionals and qualified Florida personal injury lawyers in on your side. (lawteam.com)
  • The most common injuries suffered during road accidents are soft tissue injuries. (countylinechiro.com)
  • Soft tissue injuries occur when there is damage to the body's connective tissue such as muscles, ligaments, and tendons. (countylinechiro.com)
  • Depending on the severity of the impact or strain, soft tissue injuries can take weeks, or sometimes months, to heal. (countylinechiro.com)
  • Whiplash is one of the most common soft tissue injuries and can be one of the most problematic. (countylinechiro.com)
  • As we've discussed, car accidents are one of the main causes of soft tissue injuries. (countylinechiro.com)
  • In the acute phase following a muscle contusion, hematoma maturation, inflammation, necrosis of damaged myofibrils, and phagocytosis of the necrotic debris are main features. (medscape.com)
  • Bruises are due to a direct blow or repeated blows by blunt trauma to the body, such as from falling or jamming the body against a hard surface, crushing the muscle beneath and damaging the blood vessels, causing bleeding into the surrounding tissues and resulting in skin discoloration or hematoma. (recovapro.nl)
  • When lacerations fill with blood, the result is pulmonary hematoma, a collection of blood within the lung tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • Contusion involves hemorrhage in the alveoli (tiny air-filled sacs responsible for absorbing oxygen), but a hematoma is a discrete clot of blood not interspersed with lung tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • An intracerebral hematoma involves bleeding directly into the brain tissue. (encyclopedia.com)
  • If US fails to reveal contusion, hematoma, or testicular rupture, then surgical exploration should be performed. (medscape.com)
  • A contusion - the medical term for a bruise - is a type of hematoma, which is a collection of blood outside a blood vessel. (countylinechiro.com)
  • Unlike pulmonary laceration, another type of lung injury, pulmonary contusion does not involve a cut or tear of the lung tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pulmonary laceration, in which lung tissue is torn or cut, differs from pulmonary contusion in that the former involves disruption of the macroscopic architecture of the lung, while the latter does not. (wikipedia.org)
  • Doctors do computed tomography (CT) to diagnose a contusion or laceration. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Being female and not wearing football headgear increased the risk of suffering an abrasion, laceration or contusion on areas of the head covered by football headgear. (bmj.com)
  • In a penetrating skull fracture, bone fragments enter brain tissue. (encyclopedia.com)
  • The most common soft tissues injured are muscles, tendons, and ligaments. (aaos.org)
  • Tendons are fibrous cords of tissue that attach muscles to bone. (aaos.org)
  • During a car accident, violent forces and unnatural movements can damage the soft tissue in the muscles, fascia, tendons, and ligaments in the neck, back and other muscles of the body. (callrainwater.com)
  • Whiplash affects the soft tissue in the neck, including the ligaments, tendons, and muscle, and is the result of a rapid motion or force causing a victim's neck to move beyond its normal range of motion. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Inflammatory conditions are noted by inflammation of joints, tendons, or tissues. (interventionalpainassociates.com)
  • Trauma to the skin, muscles, tendons, or ligaments can be classified as a soft tissue injury. (lawteam.com)
  • people with mild contusion may have no symptoms at all. (wikipedia.org)
  • Contusions and lacerations may be very small, causing only minimal damage to the brain, with few symptoms or symptoms of minor head injury. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Symptoms of a contusion can include localized pain at the site of the blow, swelling, pain with movement, limited range of motion, and sometimes a palpable mass. (castanet.net)
  • Symptoms of a soft tissue injury such as muscle damage include soreness, limited range of motion, and stiffness in the affected extremity. (callrainwater.com)
  • Your doctor will review your symptoms and determine what type of soft tissue injury you have suffered. (callrainwater.com)
  • What Are the Symptoms of a Muscle Contusion? (luriechildrens.org)
  • Signs and symptoms of muscle contusions include swelling and bruising at the injury site, muscle tightness, pain with or without movement, and inability to move a joint fully. (luriechildrens.org)
  • If symptoms persist, medical care should be sought to prevent permanent damage to the soft tissues. (wiscboneandjoint.com)
  • Ligaments are strong bands of connective tissue that connect one bone to another. (wiscboneandjoint.com)
  • A sprain is a tearing or stretching of ligaments (tough bands of tissue that connect bones in the joints). (countylinechiro.com)
  • A sprain is a stretch and/or tear of a ligament, a strong band of connective tissue that connects the end of one bone with another. (aaos.org)
  • Cerebral lacerations are tears in brain tissue, caused by a foreign object or pushed-in bone fragment from a skull fracture. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The muscle contusion may be accompanied by bone contusion (bruise) or even a fracture (broken bone). (luriechildrens.org)
  • The MSCT and MRI aid in picturing fracture patterns, bone and missile fragmentation, brain contusion, 3-D bullet localization, gas embolism, and blood aspiration to the lung. (nih.gov)
  • In case of contusion, the test is done to rule out brain bleeding or bone fracture. (hostandcare.com)
  • Penetrating TBI (also known as open TBI) happens when an object pierces the skull (e.g., a bullet, shrapnel, bone fragment, or by a weapon such as hammer or knife) and enters the brain tissue. (nih.gov)
  • This type of injury doesn't include fractures, which refers to damage to hard tissue such as bone. (lawteam.com)
  • Modified treatment of quadriceps contusion. (medscape.com)
  • A contusion is a muscle bruise usually brought on by a jarring blow, as when a defensive linesman rams helmet-first into an opposing running back's thigh muscle (quadriceps) while making a tackle. (healthychildren.org)
  • A severe quadriceps contusion may result in a significant loss of motion in the knee and cause an obvious limp. (luriechildrens.org)
  • Contusions occur when a direct blow (or repeated blows) by a blunt object strikes part of the body, crushing underlying muscle fibers and connective tissue without breaking the skin. (aaos.org)
  • A rib contusion, also called a bruised rib, can occur after a fall or blow to your chest area. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Muscle contusions occur when an individual receives one or more direct blows, to the body part, falls or jams of a body part against a hard surface. (luriechildrens.org)
  • A contusion can occur from the brain shaking back and forth against the skull, such as from a car crash or sports injury or in shaken baby syndrome . (nih.gov)
  • Contusions, known simply as bruising, can occur when the impact of a car crash causes blunt trauma. (holleyrosenbeard.com)
  • This indicates that you can experience contusions in your brain or heart, even though bruises usually occur in the extremities. (lawteam.com)
  • However, it's emphasized that early mobilization in the pain-free range should be encouraged to prevent disuse weakness, tightness, and wasting of the associated muscles and soft tissue structures. (recovapro.nl)
  • The force of the jolt can cause strain on the spinal cord and the muscles and other soft tissues in the surrounding area. (lawteam.com)
  • Blast-induced abrasion and contusion of the skin covered an 18 × 15-cm area ( Fig. 1 ). (lww.com)
  • A stretch or tear of a ligament, a connective tissue that connects the ends of two bones and helps to secure the body's joints. (recovapro.nl)
  • The healing process involves the formation of scar tissue and the regeneration of muscle tissue. (castanet.net)
  • Several animal and human studies have now indicated that a short period (24-48 hours) of immobilization immediately following a contusion injury allows the scar tissue connecting the muscle fibers to gain enough strength to withstand future muscle contractions in order to prevent re-rupture. (castanet.net)
  • Others may develop additional complications from their soft tissue injury, such as scar tissue or fibromyalgia. (callrainwater.com)
  • If your child puts too much stress on the injured area before it is healed, excessive scar tissue may develop. (luriechildrens.org)
  • Tendon healing follows a complex sequence of coordinated events that ultimately produces a mechanically inferior tissue more scar-like than native tendon. (omicsonline.org)
  • 2. Participants with pre-existing scar tissue at the incision site and/or a history of surgical procedures at the same site. (nih.gov)
  • Pre-existing scar tissue will confound the results since the baseline is different from normal non-scar tissue and therefore cannot be used as a basis for comparison. (nih.gov)
  • Some TBI patients may require surgery to remove or treat ruptured blood vessels, called hematomas, or bruised brain tissue, known as contusions. (dmc-modesto.com)
  • A muscle contusion or muscle bruise is an injury to the soft tissue (muscle fibers, connective tissue and/or blood vessels and nerves) of the upper leg. (luriechildrens.org)
  • Blocking these inhibitors may promote neurological recovery from spinal cord contusion. (nih.gov)
  • The soluble Nogo-66 receptor (NgR(310)ecto-Fc) protein, which can neutralize three myelin inhibitors, was infused into rats after spinal cord contusion for 28 days. (nih.gov)
  • 16. IL-4 drives microglia and macrophages toward a phenotype conducive for tissue repair and functional recovery after spinal cord injury. (nih.gov)
  • 18. Azithromycin drives alternative macrophage activation and improves recovery and tissue sparing in contusion spinal cord injury. (nih.gov)
  • Support cells of the nervous tissue that line the cavaties of the brain and spinal cord, and circulate cerebrospinal fluid. (freezingblue.com)
  • Severe cerebral contusion is often associated with nonhemorrhagic mass effect that progresses rapidly within 12 to 48 hours posttrauma. (medscape.com)
  • The severity ranges from mild to severe: small contusions may have little or no impact on health, yet pulmonary contusion is the most common type of potentially lethal chest trauma. (wikipedia.org)
  • With more severe contusions, breath sounds heard through a stethoscope may be decreased, or rales (an abnormal crackling sound in the chest accompanying breathing) may be present. (wikipedia.org)
  • People with severe contusions may have bronchorrhea (the production of watery sputum). (wikipedia.org)
  • A more severe injury causes swelling within the brain, damaging brain tissue further. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Grade 3 (severe): Severe muscle contusions are very painful and are accompanied by noticeable swelling. (luriechildrens.org)
  • Moderate-to-severe contusions take an average of 4-6 weeks to heal. (luriechildrens.org)
  • Muscle contusion indicates a direct, blunt, compressive force to a muscle. (medscape.com)
  • A contusion occurs when there is a compressive force to the muscle and usually occurs in contact sports eg in football when two players collide, knee to thigh in a tackle. (physio-pedia.com)
  • In a penetrating head injury, an object such as a bullet fractures the skull and enters brain tissue. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Because these wounds exhibit a spectrum of complexity that includes extensive soft-tissue trauma complicated by burns, foreign bodies, and multiple fractures, the first acute surgical step is a wide débridement followed by immediate reconstructive procedures 4,5 using local flaps. (lww.com)
  • Identification of processes outside the brain tissue such as inflammations, fractures, infections, and tumors in the eye sockets or sinuses. (hostandcare.com)
  • [ 15 ] Mechanisms other than those of vasogenic and cytotoxic origins should be considered to cause the mass effect from cerebral contusion seen within 24 hours after injury. (medscape.com)
  • In the central area of contusion, the cellular elements--both neurons and glia--uniformly undergo disintegration and homogenization as the primary consequence of mechanical injury, even early after injury. (medscape.com)
  • Although all tissue and organ contusions can result from traumatic sports injury, this article focuses on muscle contusions. (medscape.com)
  • [ 10 ] . The team's injury records from 1999 to 2005 were retrospectively reviewed for athletes who had sustained a rotator cuff contusion of the shoulder during in-season participation. (medscape.com)
  • The area of the chest wall near the contusion may be tender or painful due to associated chest wall injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • Contusions may get larger in the hours and days after the injury, causing brain function to deteriorate. (msdmanuals.com)
  • We evaluate the impact of spared fibers by comparing subjects that have undergone a contusion injury or complete spinal transection (TX) early after injury (7 days) vs. weeks later (42 days). (frontiersin.org)
  • Diffuse axonal injury, or shear injury, may follow contrecoup injury even if there is no damage to the skull or obvious bleeding into the brain tissue. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Contrecoup injury can also lead to brain contusion. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Longitudinal ultrasonogram of the left testis reveals multiple hypoechoic areas in the inferior pole, consistent with a contusion injury, secondary to gunshot wound. (medscape.com)
  • Therefore, applying ice immediately following a contusion injury has the greatest therapeutic effects. (castanet.net)
  • If you have sustained a contusion or muscle injury please consult a health care practitioner to determine the best course of treatment for your condition. (castanet.net)
  • The above information summarizes some of the current research on muscle contusions, however, healing time and specific treatment protocols will vary by patient and severity of the injury. (castanet.net)
  • Muscle damage is a type of soft tissue injury. (callrainwater.com)
  • Likewise, the cost of treating a soft tissue injury, such as muscle damage, is unpredictable. (callrainwater.com)
  • A rib bruise due to a blunt force may cause bleeding and injury to the tissues under the skin. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Grade 2 (moderate): This injury is slightly deep than a grade 1 contusion and produces mild pain and a little swelling. (luriechildrens.org)
  • People with a grade 3 contusion have pain with pressure at the site of injury and the surrounding area. (luriechildrens.org)
  • For instance, if one driver is excessively speeding and strikes another vehicle, leading to an occupant's soft tissue injury, that driver could be found to have acted negligently. (flaccidentattorney.com)
  • Contusions: This happens when an injury causes bleeding into a tissue, turning the skin blue and black. (interventionalpainassociates.com)
  • Tissue was collected 7 and 14 days after injury and used to examine mechanical, cellular, compositional, and organizational effects on healing. (omicsonline.org)
  • A brain contusion is one of the types of brain injury that involve bleeding within the brain tissue and/or within the skull as a result of head trauma. (michiganautolaw.com)
  • When an impact causes the skull to crack, the edges of broken skull bones cut into the brain causing tissue injury and bleeding. (paulsonandnace.com)
  • Preoperative frontal view showing the results of a blast injury to the face, including the mouth, nose, and surrounding tissues. (lww.com)
  • What is a Soft Tissue Injury and How Can a Chiropractor Help You Heal? (countylinechiro.com)
  • If you've been in an accident and are still feeling pain or limited mobility, it's possible you are suffering from a soft tissue injury. (countylinechiro.com)
  • There are many forms of soft tissue injury. (countylinechiro.com)
  • This causes an injury to the tissues surrounding the shoulders, neck, and base of the skull. (countylinechiro.com)
  • There are a number of methods a chiropractor can use to treat a soft tissue injury. (countylinechiro.com)
  • Cerebral contusion in the clinical context involves two types of brain edema. (medscape.com)
  • A contusion involves a partial rupture of the muscle(s), leading to the rupture of the capillaries (blood vessels), which then leads to increased bleeding. (castanet.net)
  • Like a contusion on a person's skin, a contusion on a person's brain involves trauma causing blood vessels to break and leak. (michiganautolaw.com)
  • The fibrous tissues that act as cushions between the spine of the vertebrae are called discs, and they are responsible for absorbing the strain of day-to-day activity. (lawteam.com)
  • Rotator cuff contusions of the shoulder have also been seen in professional football players. (medscape.com)
  • All the tissues that support your shoulder joint are collectively known as the rotator cuff. (lawteam.com)
  • Grade 1 (mild): A grade 1 muscle contusion produces mild bruising, little pain and no swelling at the site of impact. (luriechildrens.org)
  • Most contusions are mild and respond well when you rest, apply ice and compression, and elevate the injured area. (wiscboneandjoint.com)
  • Blood leaks into tissues under the skin. (alberta.ca)
  • Some people bruise easily, while others have tougher skin tissue. (kidshealth.org)
  • A bruise occurs when small blood vessels break and leak their contents into the soft tissue beneath the skin. (medlineplus.gov)
  • However, unlike a skin contusion which results in a bruise, a brain contusion can cause pressure to build on the brain, resulting in loss of consciousness and diminished cognitive functioning. (michiganautolaw.com)
  • Blood leaks into tissues under the skin and causes a black-and-blue color that often turns purple, red, yellow, and green as the bruise heals. (healthwise.net)
  • Blood leaks into tissues under the skin and causes the black-and-blue colour. (alberta.ca)
  • The authors hypothesized that high osmolality within the contused brain tissue generates an osmotic potential across the central and peripheral areas or causes blood to accumulate a large amount of water. (medscape.com)
  • To elucidate the role of tissue osmolality in contusion edema, they investigated changes in tissue osmolality, specific gravity, and ion concentration in contused brain in both experimental and clinical settings. (medscape.com)
  • The rapid formation of mass effect is a prominent feature of cerebral contusion, [ 18 , 20 ] which is not seen in other pathological conditions associated with brain edema, including cerebral ischemia, tumor, and infectious diseases. (medscape.com)
  • It has been demonstrated that cerebral ischemia induces an elevation in tissue osmolality, which can lead to edema formation in the brain. (medscape.com)
  • Motor vehicle crashes and blows to the head are common causes of bruises and tears of brain tissue. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Contusions may be caused by the sudden fast movement (acceleration) of the brain against the skull after a jolt-as may be delivered by a forceful blow to the head-or by the sudden stopping (deceleration) that occurs when a moving head strikes an immovable object (as when a person's head hits the dashboard or the steering wheel in a frontal-impact motor vehicle crash). (msdmanuals.com)
  • and tears brain tissue. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Contusions and lacerations can cause bleeding or swelling in the brain. (msdmanuals.com)
  • With brain contusions, it is possible for the brain to take immediate damage underneath the impact location, on the opposite side of the brain. (collegecandy.com)
  • The impact of the collision causes the soft, gelatinous brain tissue to jar against bony prominences on the inside of the skull. (encyclopedia.com)
  • When the skull cracks or breaks, the resulting skull fracture can cause a contusion, or an area of bruising of brain tissue associated with swelling and blood leaking from broken blood vessels. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Either of these types of skull fracture can cause bruising of the brain tissue, called a contusion. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Bleeding that occurs within a person's brain tissue is called an intracerebral hemorrhage, and bleeding that occurs between a person's brain and skull is called a subarachnoid hemorrhage. (michiganautolaw.com)
  • Other effects of a brain contusion include confusion, tiredness and emotional distress. (michiganautolaw.com)
  • This is extremely dangerous because as the brain swells the skull cannot stretch to accommodate it - resulting in damage to the brain and its tissue where they press against the skull. (michiganautolaw.com)
  • A skull fracture caused by a traumatic impact during an auto accident can cause damage to a person's brain as result of the skull bones being forced into the brain tissue and/or as a result of infection at the site of the fracture. (michiganautolaw.com)
  • A mass of clotted blood forms within brain tissue, or more often in between the brain and the skull. (paulsonandnace.com)
  • Contusion is a bruise of the brain, where swollen brain tissue combines with blood released from broken blood vessels to increase pressure on the brain. (nih.gov)
  • TBI can happen when the head suddenly and violently hits an object or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue. (dmc-modesto.com)
  • Head CT with contrast material is designed to emphasize differences between different tissues in the brain and helps to diagnose different pathologies (diseases). (hostandcare.com)
  • Identification and location of processes within the brain tissue such as a tumor, bleeding, infection (abscess), diagnosis of stroke, diagnosis of birth defects, and accumulation of fluid in the brain. (hostandcare.com)
  • Abundant, star shaped support cells in the nervous tissue that control the chemical environment of the brain. (freezingblue.com)
  • The repaired neo-tendinous tissue eventually results in a functionally/mechanically inferior tissue compared to its original state. (omicsonline.org)
  • After accurate débridement and removal of burned tissues, a superior and inferior vestibuloplasty was performed. (lww.com)
  • In some situations, a deep muscle contusion can result in the muscle becoming warm, tender and firm to the touch. (healthychildren.org)
  • A contusion can result from falling or jamming the body against a hard surface. (aaos.org)
  • As a result of damage to capillaries, blood and other fluids accumulate in the lung tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • A contusion is the result of a direct, blunt force, blow to an area of the body (typically a limb) that can cause damage to muscle fibers. (castanet.net)
  • Any blunt trauma with sufficient force to propel its energy into the muscle can cause a contusion. (medscape.com)
  • A pulmonary contusion, also known as lung contusion, is a bruise of the lung, caused by chest trauma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Kim et al explained that because of its high soft-tissue contrast and its multiplanar capability, MRI can be a useful alternative diagnostic modality for blunt scrotal trauma, especially when ultrasonography results in an inconclusive diagnosis. (medscape.com)
  • An improved healing scenario would include a reduction in wound size, an increase in the type I/III collagen ratio and collagen organization, and similar structural and material properties as the original tissue. (omicsonline.org)
  • A contusion is a bruise caused by a blow to your muscle, tendon, or ligament. (wiscboneandjoint.com)
  • The anterior cruciate ligament, otherwise known as the ACL, comprises the bands of tissue that link your femur to your tibia. (lawteam.com)
  • The bump might swell from the blood collecting under the tissue. (kidshealth.org)
  • Areas with impaired blood flow indicate either an intra‐testicular haematoma or nonviable testicular tissue. (medscape.com)
  • An infection that causes the buildup of toxin in the blood or tissues ( sepsis ). (alberta.ca)
  • Wing and joint tissues were positive by PCR for poxvirus. (cdc.gov)
  • These conditions do not inherently involve damage to the lung tissue itself, but they may be associated with it. (wikipedia.org)
  • Despite the damage to the tissue, the affected muscle is still able to function to some degree. (castanet.net)
  • This is because the impact of a collision causes the body to jolt, which causes soft tissues to strain or tear. (countylinechiro.com)
  • Unlike traditional autopsy, Virtopsy does not destroy human tissue. (nih.gov)