10.1055/b-0034-84273 3 Mechanisms of soft-tissue injury 3.1 Blunt trauma James R Ficke 3.1.1 Introduction Blunt—usually direct—trauma may result in soft-tissue injury, which initially is often underestimated because it presents with…
10.1055/b-0034-84274 4 Healing of soft tissues and bone 4.1 Skin and subcutaneous tissue Jian Farhadi 4.1.1 General aspects of initial tissue response to injury The normal response to tissue injury…
10.1055/b-0034-84272 2 Basic anatomical principles and functions of soft tissue and bone 2.1 General anatomical considerations Authors Reto Wettstein, Dominique Erni The musculoskeletal system may be considered as an interconnected…
10.1055/b-0034-84276 6 Treatment strategies 6.1 Emergency department management Authors Ulrich Stöckle, Hans-Günther Machens 6.1.1 Introduction Soft-tissue trauma—including thermal injury—embraces a wide range of lesions from minor to life-threatening, which necessitate…
