Intramuscular and blood pressures in legs positioned in the hemilithotomy position. Clarification of risk factors for well-leg acute compartment syndrome

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1829-1835

  Meyer, R Scott ^a   White, Klane K ^a   Smith, Jeffrey M ^a   Groppo, Eli R ^a   Mubarak, Scott J ^a   Hargens, Alan R ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LITHOTOMY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SUPINE POSITION; TISSUE PERFUSION;

EID: 0036799674     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200210000-00014     Document Type: Article

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