Acute compartment syndrome in children: Contemporary diagnosis, treatment, and outcome

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 680-688

  Bae, Donald S ^a   Kadiyala, R Kumar ^b   Waters, Peter M ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Fasciotomy; Pediatric fracture

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034871040     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200109000-00025     Document Type: Article

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