Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh in a football athlete: A case report and the role of the vacuum-assisted wound closure dressing

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 748-750

  Lee, Arthur T ^a   Fanton, Gary S ^a   McAdams, Timothy R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute compartment syndrome; Fasciotomy; Vacuum assisted wound closure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEVICE; FASCIOTOMY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; THIGH; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; BANDAGE; FASCIA; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; SUTURING METHOD; VACUUM;

ADULT; BANDAGES; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THIGH; VACUUM; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33644846974     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000154482.44336.19     Document Type: Article

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