[Performing ability after kidney contusions and kidney ruptures]

30 casualties who had sustained a kidney contusion (23 patients) or a kidney rupture (7 patients) were questioned about their posttraumatic possibility of action after their recovery. Essential result: Fundamental differences were detected between the two groups. The high degree of the ability to act for a longer period of time may be explained by the comparatively low acuteness of pain after kidney contusions and the impression of most casualties of not being seriously injured. In contrast to kidney contusions, kidney ruptures are generally accompanied by moderate to severe pain. Accordingly, the possibility of action in cases of kidney ruptures is restricted more frequently and to a greater extent than in cases of kidney contusions. The two groups had one thing in common: the casualties' mostly deliberate posttraumatic reaction; there were only 3 patients in a state of helplessness.