Complete brachial plexus paralysis caused by compartment syndrome during heroin intoxication;Kompletter plexus-brachialis-ausfall durch kompartmentsyndrom bei heroinintoxikation

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 392-394

  Jost, U ^a   Mayer, G ^a   Rossmanith, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus lesion; Compartment syndrome; Crush syndrome; Heroin; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EXERCISE; FASCIOTOMY; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; MALE;

EID: 0036934364     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-001-0361-8     Document Type: Article

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