Essay On Muscle And Bone Repair

During muscle and bone repair, there will be a natural attempt by the body to heal and repair, this usually presents its self in one of three ways. Regeneration, as the name suggests this is usually in mild cases or injury where very little tissue damage has occurred and the body may naturally be able to regenerate the initial structure. Resolution, this usually occurs following mild inflammation where the body removes dead cells and debris from the affected area, leaving the original non damaged structure intact. And finally repair, this is where the original structures cannot be re-created, naturally your body continues to produce fibroblastic and collagen until repair processes are all complete, this is often referred to as the granulation …show more content…
Inflammation is the body’s response to muscle and bone injury and a local reaction to damaged cells in the body. The organisation of the repair process will occur due to macrophage phagocytosis of dead cells, proliferation of blood cells and fibroblasts at the edge of the damaged area, fibroblasts migrating to the injury site forming a slight framework of connective tissues, fibroblast producing collagen – thus providing strength, a new capillary network being established at the injury site and collagen fibres forming scar tissue. During the acute onset the dilatation of capillaries allow fluid to seep out into the surrounding tissues, this reaction causes redness and heat. The excess fluid causes an increase in pressure which subsequently leads to tenderness and swelling. Damaged nerve endings where applicable present pain and the plasma protein fibrinogen is released to help the blood clot, leukocytes ingest and remove bacteria, also known as phagocytosis. As healing is in most parts immediate, the body responds in a variety of ways, especially inflammation which is the immediate response to trauma, pain, erythema and heat. Inflammation is the first response to repair muscle and bone injuries