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Contusions

Known as: contused wound, bruised, contused 
Injury of the soft tissues or bone without breaking the skin that is characterized by blood leakage into the surrounding area.
National Institutes of Health

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Bleeding tendencyBlood Platelet DisordersEcchymosisHemorrhage

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Brain ContusionCerebral ContusionContusion of chestContusion of eye

Broader (3)

Vascular Diseasescirculatory disorderstype of injury

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The effect of cold on the occurrence of bruising, haematoma and pain at the injection site in subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The tumor-suppressor gene, p53, is induced in injured brain regions following experimental traumatic brain injury.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Medium‐term response characterisation and risk factor analysis of botulinum toxin type A in the management of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy
We prospectively studied the medium‐term effects of botulinum toxin type A (BTX‐A) treatment in 197 children with cerebral palsy… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A prospective randomised trial of PIN versus conventional stripping in varicose vein surgery.
A prospective, randomised trial was carried out to examine the efficacy of perforate invagination (PIN, Credenhill Ltd… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effect of glutamic acid on broilers given submarginal crude protein with adequate essential amino acids using feeds high and low in potassium.
Broiler males were examined for their response to feeds containing CP 1 to 2% below levels advocated by NRC (1994) and when… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Intractable frontal lobe epilepsy: Pathological and MRI features
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Should supplemental estrogens be used as steroid-sparing agents in asthmatic women?
OBJECTIVE To determine if supplemental estrogens should be used as steroid-sparing agents in asthmatic women. DESIGN Case… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Horseback riding injuries among children and young adults.
BACKGROUND Horseback riding injuries are responsible for an estimated 2300 hospital admissions annually among persons younger… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex in acute myocardial infarction: a placebo-controlled arteriographic coronary recanalization study.
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Lumbar and sacral cysts of meningeal origin.
An infrequent cause of low back pain, only recently described, is the presence of a meningeal cyst within the lumbar or sacral… 
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