Pain, disease of the muscle, or damage to the motor neuron may all cause:
a. bony hypertrophy.
b. muscle crepitus.
c. muscle hypertrophy.
d. muscle wasting.
D
Muscle wasting is a consequence of pain from injury, pathology of the muscle, or injury to the motor neuron.
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