Unimuscular neuromuscular insult of the leg in partial anterior compartment syndrome in a patient with combined fractures

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 214-216

  Leung, Y F ^a   Ip, S P S ^a   Chung, O M ^a   Wai, Y L ^a  

^a YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Femur; Fractures; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRACTURE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; EXTENSOR HALLUCIS LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG INJURY; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIAL NERVE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0038014078     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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