Rhabdomyolysis and myonecrosis in a patient in the lateral decubitus position

Anesthesiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 727-729

  Mathes, Donald D ^a,b   Assimos, Dean G ^a,b   Donofrio, Peter D ^a,b  

^a Department of Anesthesia ^*

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral decubitus position; Myonecrosis; Rhabdomyolysis; Superior gluteal mononeuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECUBITUS; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; OPERATING ROOM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLES; NECROSIS; POSTURE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0030012181     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199603000-00030     Document Type: Article

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