Greising and colleagues publish chapter, "Traumatic skeletal muscle injury and recovery"

Sarah Greising, PhD, associate professor in the School of Kinesiology, and director, Skeletal Muscle Plasticity and Regeneration Laboratory (SMPRL), along with colleagues Jarrod Call, PhD (University of Georgia) and Cory Baumann, PhD (Ohio University), recently contributed a chapter titled "Traumatic skeletal muscle injury and recovery," to a new book "Skeletal Muscle Plasticity," edited by Li Li Ji, PhD, professor emeritus in the University of Minnesota's School of Kinesiology. Their chapter explores the physiological basis of traumatic skeletal muscle injuries, beginning with an acknowledgment of the foundational work that has informed the contemporary understanding of how tissues respond to trauma. The discussion then addresses a spectrum of injury mechanisms and their varying effects on tissue integrity and function, considering the factors that influence the potential for and extent of recovery. Specific focus is given to injuries that preserve the tissue's structural framework as well as those that result in a complete loss of that framework. Additionally, the text examines injuries induced by mechanical stress and those resulting from a temporary lack of blood supply followed by its restoration.