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  2. Scapular fracture - Wikipedia

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    The injury is associated with other injuries 80–90% of the time. [1] Scapular fracture is associated with pulmonary contusion more than 50% of the time. [8] Thus when the scapula is fractured, other injuries such as abdominal and chest trauma are automatically suspected. [1] People with scapular fractures often also have injuries of the ribs ...

  3. List of medical triads, tetrads, and pentads - Wikipedia

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    A medical triad is a group of three signs or symptoms, the result of injury to three organs, which characterise a specific medical condition. The appearance of all three signs conjoined together in another patient, points to that the patient has the same medical condition, or diagnosis.

  4. Head injury - Wikipedia

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    Head injury may be associated with a neck injury. Bruises on the back or neck, neck pain, or pain radiating to the arms are signs of cervical spine injury and merit spinal immobilization via application of a cervical collar and possibly a longboard. If the neurological exam is normal this is reassuring.

  5. Radiculopathy - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] Neck pain or back pain may also be present. [ medical citation needed ] Physical examination may reveal motor and sensory deficits in the distribution of a nerve root. In the case of cervical radiculopathy [ fr ] , Spurling's test may elicit or reproduce symptoms radiating down the arm.

  6. Brachial plexus injury - Wikipedia

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    A trauma directly on the shoulder and neck region can crush the brachial plexus between the clavicle and the first rib. [14] Although injuries can occur at any time, many brachial plexus injuries happen during birth: the baby's shoulders may become impacted during the birth process causing the brachial plexus nerves to stretch or tear.

  7. Neck pain - Wikipedia

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    Since there is not a universally accepted classification for neck pain, it is difficult to study the different neck pain types. While neck pain is the second most common cause of disability and cost $100 billion [2], the NIH budgets only $10 million to the study of neck pain [3]. One of the most common neck pains is between the neck and the ...

  8. Cervical spine disorder - Wikipedia

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    It results in occipital pain and myelopathy. [5] Occipito-cervical junction This disorder may result from rheumatoid arthritis, causing the hypermobility of the connection between the neck and head, resulting in paralysis or pain. [6] Cerebrovascular disease Cerebrovascular disease is a type of cervical spine disorder that can cause tetraplegia ...

  9. Cerebral contusion - Wikipedia

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    Cerebral contusion (Latin: contusio cerebri), a form of traumatic brain injury, is a bruise of the brain tissue. [2] Like bruises in other tissues, cerebral contusion can be associated with multiple microhemorrhages, small blood vessel leaks into brain tissue. Contusion occurs in 20–30% of severe head injuries. [3]