ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS

Spinal cord contusions.

What are the most common causes of spinal cord contusion? Most spinal cord contusion injuries are the result of highimpact motor vehicle accidents. However, athletes can sustain this injury as a result of contact while playing. Fortunately, the number of serious incidents involving spinal cord injury is low. That being said, more orthopedists are beginning to function as the team physician duri...

Lasers and Light, Peels and Abrasions.

[Do contusions cause skin dysfunction?].

Basing on the acquaintance with anatomy and physiology of the skin, the authors show that the emphasis placed on the functional aspect of human health, introduced by the Penal Code of 6 June 1997, should change the way contusions are subsumed under provisions of the aforementioned code.

[Acceleration trauma and counterimpact (indirect) brain contusions].

Evaluation and management of corneal abrasions.

Corneal abrasions are commonly encountered in primary care. Patients typically present with a history of trauma and symptoms of foreign body sensation, tearing, and sensitivity to light. History and physical examination should exclude serious causes of eye pain, including penetrating injury, infective keratitis, and corneal ulcers. After fluorescein staining of the cornea, an abrasion will appe...