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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. 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]

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    Swollen legs Heart failure can also cause leg swelling as fluid backs up in the body. “People take off their socks and they’ve got this deep ring around their ankles and it doesn’t go away ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Strain (injury) - Wikipedia

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    Muscle strain, pulled muscle, torn muscle: Two images of the same strain to the hamstring and associated bruising. One of the pictures was shot through a mirror. Specialty: Emergency medicine: Symptoms: Bruise, swelling, redness and soreness: Causes: Excessive stress and/or repeated injury on a muscle

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    Globally, it causes about 10 million deaths per year. Atherosclerosis is characterized by the build-up of plaque inside your blood vessels. It can lead to stenosis, which is a narrowing of your ...

  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. 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.