Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh following rupture of the quadriceps tendon: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 418-420

  Kuri II, John A ^a   DiFelice, Gregory S ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE;

EID: 31844436686     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.03048     Document Type: Article

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