Not exact matches
The review identified 71 articles, including a total of 214 patients, describing less frequently seen bite and sting
injuries of the
upper limb (hand and arm).
These individuals have essentially lost all sensation and movement below their
injury site with severe paralysis of the
upper and lower
limbs.
This study demonstrates that artificial neural connections can compensate for interrupted descending pathways and promote volitional control of
upper limb movement after damage of neural pathways such as spinal cord
injury or stroke.
Some spinal cord
injuries are obvious, as in paraplegia (loss of function involving the
upper limbs) and quadriplegia (loss of function involving all four
limbs), and some might be less obvious, at least initially, and may progress over time.
According to the National Automotive Sampling System Database, a majority of rollover crash victims sustain
injuries to five main areas of the body: head and neck, thorax, abdomen,
upper limbs, and lower
limbs.
After a two week trial the judge found the claimant had suffered whiplash soft tissue
injury to her neck, shoulders,
upper limbs, back, chest, and right foot; a capsular tear of her breast implant which required surgery and has left her with postoperative pain and loss of nipple sensation; chronic mechanical neck and shoulder pain; soft tissue
injuries to her arms with persisting forearm and hand pain, numbness and tingling; posttraumatic stress disorder, somatic symptom disorder, chronic pain, and a mild traumatic brain
injury.
He says that she suffered a «significant
injury to her spinal cord at the C3 - 4 level, with consequential development of neuropathic pain in her neck and
upper limbs.»
Airbag deployment has been known to cause
injury due to the rapid deployment and most
injuries occur in the face,
upper limb and chest area, so re-read the sentence before this one about using your airbag in a worth - while situation — however all
injuries are classified as minor.