Many traumatic upper body injuries to deminers are caused by debris generated by anti-personnel (AP) blast mines. This study better characterizes the soil ejecta threat from buried anti-personnel mines and provides an improved evaluation of light upper body protection systems by relating the threat to resultant damage to soft tissue simulants. For each tested soil type, ejecta characterization ...

way results in severe crushing injury causing extensive soft tissue damage, and on occasions, fractures of the bones of the hands, forearms, or feet (figs 2 and 3). I saw these six children who needed admission to hospital, their injuries ranging from soft tissue damage alone to multiple displaced open fractures of the phalanges. They have been followed up clinically and radiologically for six ...

BACKGROUND Assault, though a major cause of maxillofacial injuries in the developed nations, has not been adequately investigated among Nigerian population. This study aimed to analyze the pattern of maxillofacial injuries caused by assault in our institution. METHODS A descriptive clinical survey of patients with assault-induced oral and maxillofacial injuries presenting to our maxillofacial...

Every week, thousands of civilians in India suffer accidental injury; every week hundreds of fractures and dislocations are sustained, and hundreds of soft-tissue injuries are suffered, including infections of the hand, burns, tendon and nerve injuries. What proportion of these civilian victims will carry to their grave a shortened limb or a crippling deformity ? How can we reduce this number ?...

The cases are reported of three off road cyclists with isolated soft tissue injuries to the right lower leg, caused by the chain ring as they struggled to release their feet from clipless pedals. Correct adjustment of the pedals to facilitate quick release of the feet is required to prevent such injuries.

Objectives—To assess the available evidence for preventive strategies for lower limb soft tissue injuries caused by running. Methods—An electronic database search was conducted using The Cochrane Musculoskeletal Injuries Group Specialised Register, The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Medline, Embase, Sport Discus, Heracles, Atlantes, Biosis, Cinahl, Scisearch, Current

UNLABELLED Distracting painful injuries (DPIs) may mask symptoms of spinal injury in blunt trauma victims and form an important element in a decision instrument used to identify individuals who require cervical spine radiography. OBJECTIVE To identify the types and frequencies of injuries that actually act as DPIs among blunt trauma patients undergoing cervical spinal radiography. METHODS T...

In a 3-year period (1981-1984), 52 male patients aged 10-60 years were treated for fresh gunshot wounds. The injuries varied from minor soft tissue injuries to major organ and tissue damage, and were all sustained by low-velocity missiles. Six of the patients (11.5%) died of their injuries or complications while 46 (88.46%) survived and were discharged after 1-15 weeks (a mean hospital time of ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the evidence relating to the effectiveness of foot orthoses and shock-absorbing insoles for the prevention of musculoskeletal injury. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES Clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness of foot orthoses and shock-absorbing insoles for the prevention of injury. DATA SOURCES Cochrane Lib...

The incidence of shoulder injuries in the paediatric athletic population continues to increase with increased participation particularly in throwing and overhead sports. While soft tissue injuries can occur, the physis remains the weak link and site of injury in many cases. Injury prevention targets proper throwing mechanics and the avoidance of overuse injuries by monitoring the amount of trai...