Acute compartment syndrome of the anterior thigh following quadriceps strain in a footballer

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 218-220

  Burns, B J ^a,c   Sproule, J ^b   Smyth, H ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Elm Park ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FASCIOTOMY; FIRST AID; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; SOCCER; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; THIGH;

EID: 1842454970     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2003.004762     Document Type: Article

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