The acute atraumatic peroneal compartment syndrome, a rare and therefore sometimes unrecognised entity

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 355-357

  Vanneste, D R ^a,b   Janzing, H M J ^a   Broos, P L O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute; Atraumatic; Boots; Compartment; Peroneal; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; NADROPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EMERGENCY WARD; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERONEUS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SHOE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542651890     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11679443     Document Type: Review

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