Does patient controlled analgesia delay the diagnosis of compartment syndrome following intramedullary nailing of the tibia?

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-298

  Richards, H ^a   Langston, A ^a,b   Kulkarni, R ^a   Downes, E M ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Intramedullary; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT MODEL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FASCIOTOMY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA SHAFT;

EID: 1242270569     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00311-5     Document Type: Article

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