Comparing the methods of measuring compartment pressures in acute compartment syndrome

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-145

  Uliasz, Annemarie ^a   Ishida, Jay T ^a   Fleming, Jason K ^a   Yamamoto, Loren G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment pressure measurement; Compartment syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TISSUE PRESSURE;

EID: 0037351366     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2003.50035     Document Type: Article

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