wound which could be caliber of bullet sources of infection. distance from victim organs, bone, blood vessels, and other structures hit. fragments from Most result in Multiple fragments in a explosive devices decreased tissue localized area result in penetration compared tissue disruption affecting a to denser bullets. wide area. tears and lacerations Muscles that become Torn muscle fibers isolated from nerve heal with very dense scar supply by lacerations tissue, but the nerve will be non-functional. stimulation will not cross this barrier. Parts of muscle isolated from the nerve will most likely remain non-contractile resulting in a strength deficit proportional to amount of muscle tissue disrupted. Treatment for small tears is symptomatic. Large tears/lacerations may require reconstruction. through and through Injuring instrument Two wounds result wound enters and exits the entrance wound, body. and exit wound. For more information on References: muscle groups (MGs) and corresponding DCs, see anatomical regions of the body, see , and gunshot wounds (GSWs) with pleural cavity involvement, see . b. Standard Refer to the following table for information about how muscle strength is Muscle evaluated on an examination. Strength Grading System for Examinations Numeric Corresponding Strength Indications on Exam Assessment
caliber of bullet distance from victim organs, bone, blood vessels, and other structures hit. wound which could be sources of infection. fragments from explosive devices Most result in decreased tissue penetration compared to denser bullets. Multiple fragments in a localized area result in tissue disruption affecting a wide area. tears and lacerations Muscles that become isolated from nerve supply by lacerations will be non-functional. Torn muscle fibers heal with very dense scar tissue, but the nerve stimulation will not cross this barrier. Parts of muscle isolated from the nerve will most likely remain non-contractile resulting in a strength deficit proportional to amount of muscle tissue disrupted. Treatment for small tears is symptomatic. Large tears/lacerations may require reconstruction. through and through wound Injuring instrument enters and exits the body. Two wounds result entrance wound, and exit wound. References: For more information on muscle groups (MGs) and corresponding DCs, see anatomical regions of the body, see , and gunshot wounds (GSWs) with pleural cavity involvement, see . b. Standard Muscle Strength Grading System for Examinations Refer to the following table for information about how muscle strength is evaluated on an examination. Numeric Corresponding Strength Assessment Indications on Exam
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