A review of upper extremity fasciotomies in a level I trauma center

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1088-1093

  Dente, Christopher J ^a   Feliciano, David V ^a,b   Rozycki, Grace S ^a   Cava, Raymond A ^a   Ingram, Walter L ^a   Salomone, Jeffrey P ^a   Nicholas, Jeffrey M ^a   Kanakasundaram, D ^a   Ansley, Joseph P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Glenn Memorial Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 13844319937     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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