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Tendon Laceration
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Basics
ALERT
Tendons near lacerations must be explored through complete range of motion to rule out injury
Description
Description
- Based on mechanism
- External trauma:
- Penetrating trauma:
- Gunshot wounds
- Glass
- Knives
- Foreign bodies
- Blunt trauma:
- Crushing force or avulsion from hyperextension of a joint
- Penetrating trauma:
- Internal trauma:
- Entrapment/laceration from bony fracture (rare)
Etiology
Tendon injuries grossly categorized into those affecting upper vs. lower extremities:Etiology
- Upper-extremity injuries frequently related to the workplace, home, an assault, or attempted suicide
- Lower-extremity injuries most often associated with work or motor vehicle accident
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Basics
ALERT
Tendons near lacerations must be explored through complete range of motion to rule out injury
Description
Description
- Based on mechanism
- External trauma:
- Penetrating trauma:
- Gunshot wounds
- Glass
- Knives
- Foreign bodies
- Blunt trauma:
- Crushing force or avulsion from hyperextension of a joint
- Penetrating trauma:
- Internal trauma:
- Entrapment/laceration from bony fracture (rare)
Etiology
Tendon injuries grossly categorized into those affecting upper vs. lower extremities:Etiology
- Upper-extremity injuries frequently related to the workplace, home, an assault, or attempted suicide
- Lower-extremity injuries most often associated with work or motor vehicle accident
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Tendon Laceration." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307323/all/Tendon_Laceration.
Tendon Laceration. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307323/all/Tendon_Laceration. Accessed March 23, 2023.
Tendon Laceration. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307323/all/Tendon_Laceration
Tendon Laceration [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2023 March 23]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307323/all/Tendon_Laceration.
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