Exertional compartment syndrome of the leg: Steps for expedient return to activity

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 31-46

  Edwards, Peter ^a   Myerson, Mark S ^a,b  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Union Memorial Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LEG PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029881814     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.1996.04.1304     Document Type: Review

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