Kidney injury

Renal injury (injury of kidney, trauma of kidney). The kidneys are hidden deep in the kidney sockets and are well protected by surrounding structures: behind the kidneys are ribs, spine and long muscles of the back, and there are abdominal wall and abdominal contents in front, Its upper surface is covered by the diaphragm. Normal kidneys have an activity range of 1 to 2 cm. Therefore, the kidney is not easily damaged. But from another perspective, the subsequent bone structure can also cause kidney damage. The broken end of the rib fracture can penetrate into the renal parenchyma; the kidney is squeezed between the spine and its transverse process and damaged. kidney

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