Acute compartment syndrome secondary to diabetic muscle infarction: Case report and literature review

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-116

  Woolley, Sarah L ^a   Smith, David R K ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute; Compartment; Diabetic; Infarction; Muscle; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; INSULIN; RAMIPRIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFARCTION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEG MUSCLE; LEG PAIN; MALE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN GRAFT; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WOUND HEALING;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; INFARCTION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 33746658679     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000192048.04729.45     Document Type: Article

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