Compartment syndrome of the buttock following a total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 609-610

  Pai, V S ^a  

^a Hastings Memorial Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

compartment syndrome; interstitial pressure; medial circumflex femoral artery; total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; TISSUE PRESSURE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0029808045     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(96)80117-3     Document Type: Article

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