Prolonged transitory paralysis following application of a pneumatic tourniquet on the upper arm;Prolongierte passagere paralyse nach pneumatischer blutsperrenanwendung am oberarm

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-144

  Savvidis, E ^a   Parsch, K ^a,b  

^a Orthopadische Klinik   (Germany)

^b Vogtland Klinikum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bloodless; Complication; Paralysis; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUFF; HUMAN; PARALYSIS; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ELBOW JOINT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0033011504     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001130050385     Document Type: Article

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