Two significant complications following percutaneous needle fasciotomy in a patient on anticoagulants

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 606-607

  Symes, T ^a   Stothard, J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

needle fasciotomy, complications, Dupuytren's disease

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AXILLARY VEIN; CASE REPORT; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FASCIOTOMY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HAND MUSCLE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LIMB SWELLING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SKIN BRUISING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTERIES; AXILLARY VEIN; DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE; FASCIA; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; THROMBOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33750450026     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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