Arm Injury
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Arm Injury Symptoms
Symptoms of a minor arm injury include:
Arm pain
:
Worse with movement of the arm
Arm bruising
Arm swelling (unilateral)
Arm tenderness
Arm
abrasion
Symptoms of a serious arm injury include:
Severe
arm pain
Severe arm bruising
Severe
arm swelling (unilateral)
Severe arm tenderness
Arm deformity
Numbness
or
weakness
in the arm or hand:
Arm numbness (unilateral)
Arm weakness (unilateral)
Hand numbness (unilateral)
Hand weakness (unilateral)
Inability to move the arm
Deep
laceration
to the arm
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Last Updated: Apr 1, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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