contusion in the PONS Dictionary

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Contusion occurs in 2030% of severe head injuries.
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Contusions typically form in a wedge-shape with the widest part in the outermost part of the brain.
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Frequently occurring in the same areas as contusions, lacerations are particularly common in the inferior frontal lobes and the poles of the temporal lobes.
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Since their chest walls are more flexible, children are more vulnerable to pulmonary contusion than adults are, and thus suffer from the injury more commonly.
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A car rammed into a taxi which he was sitting in from behind, causing severe contusion to his thoracic vertebrae.
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He suffered a contusion of his right thigh with haemorrhage of lissures.
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The struggle was so hard, as it went on for a long time, leaving behind a body covered by wounds and contusions.
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However, in rare cases, an airbag causes pulmonary contusion in a person who is not properly positioned when it deploys.
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Sternum fractures are frequently associated with underlying injuries such as pulmonary contusions, or bruised lung tissue.
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She had massive contusions to the chest and face, with third degree burns over 93 percent of her body.
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