What Is Soft Tissue Damage?
Soft tissue injury refers to a large class of trauma syndromes caused by direct or indirect violence to soft tissues or skeletal muscles, or chronic chronic strain. After the tissue is damaged, microcirculation disorders and aseptic inflammation occur, causing local swelling and pain.
Basic Information
- English name
- soft tissue injury
- Visiting department
- Orthopedics, general surgery
- Multiple groups
- Young people
- Common causes
- Caused by direct or indirect violence
- Common symptoms
- Swelling and pain are the main manifestations
- Contagious
- no
Causes of soft tissue injury
- Soft tissue injuries include knife and gun, falls, assaults, bruises, puncture injuries, abrasions, sports injuries, etc. The injuries are mostly pain, swelling, bleeding or fractures, dislocations, etc. In a broad sense, it also includes some internal organ injuries.
Clinical manifestations of soft tissue injury
- Swelling and pain are the main manifestations. In the acute phase, local bleeding, edema, and severe pain. In the later stage, muscle and tendon adhesions, ischemic contractures, periarthritis, and even joint stiffness may occur.
- 1. Sprain refers to indirect violence that excessively twists and stretches the fascia, muscles and ligaments around the limbs and joints, causing injury or tearing. Occurs in joints and tissues around the joints.
- 2. Bruising refers to direct violent blows or impacts on parts of the limb, causing damage to subcutaneous tissues, muscles, tendons, etc. Mainly directly damaged parts.
- Necks, shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, wrists, knees, hips, waist, etc. can cause sprains and injuries. One of the most common is a sprained waist, which is more common in young adults.
Soft tissue injury treatment
- 1. Symptomatic treatment.
- 2. Physical therapy.
- 3. Drug treatment, according to the disease reasonably choose anti-inflammatory and analgesics, such as indomethacin, ibuprofen, febendil, butalin. Can also be applied topically to the affected area.
- 4. Surgical treatment.
- 5. Early rest brake, proper functional exercise during recovery period.