Diagnosis and management of chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) in the United Kingdom

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-213

  Tzortziou, Victoria ^a,c   Maffulli, Nicola ^b   Padhiar, Nat ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Surgical and Anaesthetic Directorate ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CECS; Chronic; Compartment; ECS; Exertional; Fasciectomy; Fasciotomy

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FASCIOTOMY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESSURE AND TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXERTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745269839     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200605000-00004     Document Type: Review

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