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No fracture identified
Right hand No fracture > No definite and the pathophysiology
in any radiologic of soft tissue injuries of
cartilage evidence of the hand is diverse. The
and bone in fracture in most common
the hand the views mechanisms of injury
obtained. are blunt trauma (eg,
> A soft crush injury, contusions,
tissue injury abrasions), laceration,
os noted in avulsion, ring avulsion,
the dorsal and burns. Besides skin
aspect of the and superficial tissues,
right hand. the many muscles,
ligaments, and tendons
of the hand are
vulnerable to injury, as
are the nerves and blood
vessels that supply these
structures. Damage to
these structures may
create permanent
functional and/or
sensory deficits specific
to the site of injury. Soft
tissue injuries of the
hand rarely are life
threatening. However,
the high incidence of
disability from
chronically painful or
unstable joints is
reflected by the fact that
hand derangements
account for 9% of all
worker compensation
claims.
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No fracture identified.
Right No fracture > No definite
forearm/left on the radiologic
thigh/pelvis forearm, left evidence of
thigh, and fracture in
pelvis the views
obtained.