Ischaemic contractures of the forearm and hand;Ischamische kontrakturen an unterarm und hand

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-25

  Lanz, U ^a,b   Felderhoff, J ^a  

^a Rhon Klinikum   (Germany)

^b Abteilung I   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Diagnosis; Ischaemic muscle necrosis; Pathophysiology; Therapy; Volkmann's contracture

Indexed keywords

COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FOREARM; GANGRENE; HAND; INFECTION; MUSCLE RESECTION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROLYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENDON TRANSPLANTATION; TENOTOMY; VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; NECROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034062376     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-19239     Document Type: Review

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