Compartment pressures after submuscular fixation of proximal tibia fractures

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Cole, P A ^a   Zlowodzki, M ^b   Kregor, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment; Compartment syndrome; LISS; Submuscular; Tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INCIDENCE; LESS INVASIVE STABILIZATION SYSTEM; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; RISK; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 17744409965     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00257-2     Document Type: Article

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