Chronic compartment syndrome: Tips on recognizing and treating

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 955-960

  Englund, Jon ^a,b  

^a South Bend Sports Medicine Program   (United States)

^b Memorial Sports Medicine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; MASSAGE; ORTHOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RELIABILITY; REST; REVIEW; STRESS FRACTURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 27744538421     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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