Soft Tissue Trauma Flashcards
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Compartment syndrome
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Result of a crush injury usually caused by compressive forces or blunt trauma to muscle groups confined in tight fibrous sheaths with minimal ability to stretch
2
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Crush injury
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Injury form exposure of tissue to a compressive force sufficient to interfere with the normal structure and metabolic function of the involved cells and tissues
3
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Crush syndrome
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A life threatening and sometimes preventable complication of prolonged immobilization a pathological process that causes destruction alteration or both of the muscle
4
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Rhabdomyolysis
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An acute sometimes fatal disease characterized by destruction of skeletal muscle
5
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Layers of the skin
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Epidermis outermost and dermis is inner