Compartment syndrome in ipsilateral humerus and forearm fractures in children

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 376, Issue , 2000, Pages 32-38

  Blakemore, Laurel C ^a   Cooperman, Daniel R ^a   Thompson, George H ^a   Wathey, Cynthia ^a   Ballock, R Tracy ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; FASCIOTOMY; FOREARM FRACTURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033917778     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200007000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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