Thigh compartment syndrome as a result of a false aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery complicating fixation of an intertrochanteric fracture

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 393-395

  Karkos, Christos D ^a   Hughes, Robert ^a   Prasad, Vishal ^a   D'Souza, Stephen P ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP FEMORAL ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIGH;

EID: 0032800405     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199908000-00033     Document Type: Article

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