Acute Compartment Syndrome

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 4, 1998, Pages 166-170

  McQueen, Margaret ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Tibial fracture

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RISK FACTORS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0032134283     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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