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Arm laceration
A laceration is a cut.. Arms are prone to tendon and nerve and circulatory and muscle injury depending on degree depth and location.
Dr. Jeffrey Wint reviewed this
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Arm laceration?
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Are there any new treatments for arm laceration?
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A 72-year old female asked:
Had an accident with leg/arm lacerations. Can you take your blood pressure on an arm if it had stitches near the wrist. Cannot use other arm or legs as they are bandaged. Thank you for your time?
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A 37-year old asked:
How to treat a 1/2" laceration to the arm?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I accidentally cut a deep laceration on my arm and its bleeding a bit I can see tissue that is inside what to do?
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Do i need to get my arm x-rayed? I was in a car wreck two months ago and i had a rather deep laceration on my arm. It was cut to the tendons and bone, but nothing is broken. The cut is now healed and its a scar that looks like a red abrasion. My arm is st
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A 22-year old female asked about a 25-year old male:
I've got an inch long laceration in my elbow and am curious if I need stitches or not. ?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I have a one inch laceration on my elbow (probably from glass). Do I need stitches?
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A 31-year old asked:
I've had a severe laceration to my left forearm, and i want to reduce the scarring. What can I use?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can a person have a laceration internally and wouldn't know?
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A 49-year old male asked:
What is the idc 9 code for a healed laceration?
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A 33-year old asked:
Why is laceration reopening after stitches removed?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is the strength of stitches for laceration wounds?
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What causes a cervical laceration?
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What is a liver laceration?
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How can I treat finger laceration?
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A 46-year old asked:
Laceration still bruised months later?
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What are the symptoms of liver laceration?
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What causes lacerations in a 1 year old liver?
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A 30-year old asked:
How long for level 5 liver laceration to heal?
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How to deal with a scalp laceration on a child?
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A 41-year old asked:
I cannot move thumb very well after laceration?
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Could a laceration to the liver cause dehydration?
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How long does it take for a liver laceration to heal?
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A 35-year old asked:
Inch deep laceration on wrist with no pain, what to do?
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A 38-year old asked:
What kind of accidents can result in a liver laceration?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Leg laceration?
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What is the definition or description of: skin laceration?
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A 34-year old asked:
When is surgery necessary for a partial tendon laceration?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Liver laceration?
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