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Tissue Injuries
Terms for sprains, strains, soft tissue injuries and fractures
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12th Grade
09/02/2013

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STRAIN
Definition
injury to tendon and muscle
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SPRAIN
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injury to ligament
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GRADE 1
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overstretching of ligament or tendon
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GRADE 2
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partial tearing of ligament or tendon
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GRADE 3
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complete rupture of ligament or tendon
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INCISION
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an open wound made by a cutting object
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ABRASION
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results from scraping off one or several layers of skin
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CONTUSION
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a closed wound that bleeds under the surface of the skin (bruise)
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LACERATION
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a jagged, irregular open wound
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AVULSION
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a partial tearing away of a body part
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AMPUTATION
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an open wound in which a part is completely cut away from the body
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PUNCTURE
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a wound that occurs when a pointed object is driven deep into the tissue
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CONTRECOUP
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an injury that occurs on the opposite side of the initial injury; most commonly occurs in the brain
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STAGE 1 OF HEALING
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acute inflammatory; 48-72 hours
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STAGE 2 OF HEALING
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repair; 3-20 days
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STAGE 3 OF HEALING
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remodeling; 9 days + sometimes years
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AVULSION FRACTURE
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STRESS FRACTURE
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SPIRAL FRACTURE
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LONGITUDINAL FRACTURE
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COMPRESSION FRACTURE
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OBLIQUE FRACTURE
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COMMINUTED FRACTURE
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GREENSTICK FRACTURE
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TRANSVERSE FRACTURE
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DEPRESSED FRACTURE
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BLOWOUT FRACTURE
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PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURE
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occurs when a bone breaks in an area that is weakened by another disease process
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EPIPHYSEAL FRACTURE
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