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  2. Limb infarction - Wikipedia

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    The major tissues affected are nerves and muscles, where irreversible damage starts to occur after 4–6 hours of cessation of blood supply. [4] Skeletal muscle, the major tissue affected, is still relatively resistant to infarction compared to the heart and brain because its ability to rely on anaerobic metabolism by glycogen stored in the cells may supply the muscle tissue long enough for ...

  3. Rhabdomyolysis - Wikipedia

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    More severe rhabdomyolysis is characterized by muscle pain, tenderness, weakness and swelling of the affected muscles. [10] If the swelling is very rapid, as may happen with a crush injury after someone is released from under heavy collapsed debris, the movement of fluid from the bloodstream into damaged muscle may cause low blood pressure and ...

  4. Compartment syndrome - Wikipedia

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    [12] [26] Muscle necrosis can happen fast, sometimes within just 3 hours after an injury. [13] A fasciotomy in the leg's lateral compartment might cause symptoms affecting nearby nerves and muscles. [10] These may include foot drop, numbness along leg, numbness of big toe, pain, and loss of foot eversion. [10]

  5. What Is Piriformis Syndrome? What to Know About Andie ... - AOL

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    It can be caused by injury, swelling, muscle spasms or scar tissue in the piriformis. Anything that makes the piriformis press on the sciatic nerve can cause the syndrome like lifting something ...

  6. Anterior compartment syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A compartment space is anatomically determined by an unyielding fascial (and osseous) enclosure of the muscles.The anterior compartment syndrome of the lower leg (often referred to simply as anterior compartment syndrome), can affect any and all four muscles of that compartment: tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, and peroneus tertius.

  7. Crush syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Crush syndrome (also traumatic rhabdomyolysis or Bywaters' syndrome) is a medical condition characterized by major shock and kidney failure after a crushing injury to skeletal muscle. Crush injury is compression of the arms, legs, or other parts of the body that causes muscle swelling and/or neurological disturbances in the affected areas of ...

  8. Soft tissue injury - Wikipedia

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    A soft tissue injury is the damage of muscles, ligaments and tendons throughout the body. Common soft tissue injuries usually occur from a sprain, strain, a one-off blow resulting in a contusion or overuse of a particular part of the body. Soft tissue injuries can result in pain, swelling, bruising and loss of function. [1]

  9. Plantar fasciitis is a common injury for runners and walkers ...

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    Pain that returns after periods of inactivity or prolonged/vigorous activity. Pain can appear worse when barefoot or in shoes with minimal support. Plantar fasciitis causes

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