Acute compartment syndrome

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 200-203

  McQueen, M M ^a   Gaston, P ^a   Court Brown, C M ^a  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TISSUE PRESSURE;

EID: 0034022474     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.82B2 .9799     Document Type: Article

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