Well-leg compartment pressures during hemilithotomy position for fracture fixation

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 157-161

  Tan, Virak ^a   Pepe, Matthew D ^a   Glaser, David L ^a   Seldes, Richard M ^a   Heppenstall, R Bruce ^a   Esterhai Jr , John L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment pressure; Hemilithotomy position; Lithotomy; Well leg compartment syndrome; Well leg holder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0034152971     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200003000-00001     Document Type: Article

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