strain
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| T14.6 | Injury to muscles and tendons in an unspecified part of the body |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
A strain , also called distension , is an injury to parts of the musculoskeletal system such as muscles, tendons, ligaments as a result of a non- physiological stretching, trauma , sudden overload or jerky contraction .
Depending on the section concerned, it is one:
If there is a partial interruption, one speaks of a torn ligament , torn muscle fiber or torn tendon .
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