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Arm Injury Underlying Cause
Causes of arm injuries include:
  • Automobile accidents
  • Direct blows
  • Falls
  • Pulling on the arm
  • Sports
  • Twisting
When a forceful motion overloads one of the joints, three types of injury can occur:
  • Strain of the tendons that attach muscles to the bones
  • Sprain of the ligaments that attach one bone to another bone
  • Fracture of the bones
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Last Updated: Jun 30, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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