A critical reappraisal of indications for fasciotomy after extremity vascular trauma

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 547-551

  Abouezzi, Ziad ^a   Nassoura, Zahi ^a   Ivatury, Rao R ^a,b   Porter, John M ^a   Stahl, William M ^a  

^a LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0031955229     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.5.547     Document Type: Article

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