Acute Exertional Compartment Syndrome of the Leg: Consequences of A Delay in Diagnosis: A Report of 2 Cases

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 98-100

  Archbold, H A P ^a,b   Wilson, L ^a   Barr, R J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; EXERCISE; EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG INJURY; MALE; MYOGLOBINURIA; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SHOCK; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; RUNNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642351829     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200403000-00009     Document Type: Article

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