Compartment pressures, limb length changes and the ideal spherical shape: A case report and in vitro study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 909-912

  Kenny, Charles ^a,b  

^a Division of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b Box 368 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment pressures and length changes; Compartment syndrome treatment and prevention; Damage control orthopaedics; Delayed fracture reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FASCIOTOMY; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG LENGTH; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33750030996     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000224914.03527.01     Document Type: Article

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