Sports Trauma - Forces and Wounds

With any injury, a force is placed on the body, resulting in the changing of ___ or structure

Function

The force that pulls or stretches the tissue is

Tension

Stretching tissue beyond the _____ causes a structure to tear or break.

Yield point

The force that crushes tissues and can lead to compression fractures is

compression

Bending forces are applied as a combination of ______ and tension

Compression

The force that moves parallel with the tissue and can result in injuries like blisters and abrasions is

shearing

A wound where tissue is ripped from it’s source is called an

Avulsion

A collection of fluid below or within the top layer of skin is known as a

blister

A surface layer of skin being scraped off is an

abrasion

A jagged cut is classified as a

Laceration