Compartment syndrome following total knee arthroplasty. A report of seven cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-334

  Haggis, P ^a,f   Yates, P ^b   Blakeway, C ^c   Fick, D ^d   Morgan, D A F ^e   Holt, M ^d   Wood, D ^b  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOLLYWOOD PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Holy Spirit Hospital   (Australia)

^f NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644961559     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B3.16919     Document Type: Article

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