(v) Acute compartment syndrome in tibial fractures

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-119

  McQueen, M M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FASCIOTOMY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; PARALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032815126     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0890(99)90095-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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