Forearm compartment syndrome: Anatomical analysis of surgical approaches to the deep space

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 697-705

  Ronel, Daniel N ^a   Mtui, Estomih ^b   Nolan III, William B ^b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM BLOOD VESSEL; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; CADAVER; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EMERGENCIES; FASCIA; FOREARM; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 11844253278     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000130967.42426.23     Document Type: Article

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