Contusion Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Health A contusion, or bruise, causes blood vessels to break and bleed beneath your skin after a hit Contusions may require treatment depending on which part of your body they affect
Contusion: Medical Definition and Healing Time - Verywell Health Contusion: A Bruise, Hematoma, or Something Else? A contusion or bruise is caused when blood leaks from small blood vessels under the skin Most of the time, a contusion is not dangerous and does not require treatment Use ice for 20 minutes at a time to reduce swelling from a contusion
What Is a Contusion Injury and How Serious Is It? A contusion is the medical term for a common bruise, an injury resulting from blunt force trauma that damages underlying tissue without breaking the skin’s surface This trauma causes small blood vessels, known as capillaries, to rupture and leak blood into the surrounding connective tissue
Muscle Contusion (Bruise) - OrthoInfo - AAOS Contusions occur when a direct blow or repeated blows by a blunt object strike part of the body, crushing underlying muscle fibers and connective tissue without breaking the skin A contusion can also result from falling or jamming the body against a hard surface
Bruise - Wikipedia A bruise, also known as a contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue, [3] the most common cause being capillaries damaged by trauma, causing localized bleeding that extravasates into the surrounding interstitial tissues