Diseases

Back Injuries

General or unspecified injuries to the posterior part of the trunk. It includes injuries to the muscles of the back.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

General or unspecified injuries to the posterior part of the trunk. It includes injuries to the muscles of the back.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Injuries, Back
  • Back Injury
  • Injury, Back

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; coordinate with specific injury or specific region; do not confuse with SPINAL INJURIES which refers to vertebrae only

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History Note

98

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Previous Indexing

  • Back/injuries (1966-1997)

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  1. C26w.117w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Back Injuries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019567. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019567
  2. Back Injuries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_injury
  3. Back Injuries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4839317