Long term results of compartment syndrome of the lower limb in polytraumatised patients

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 607-613

  Frink, Michael ^a   Klaus, Annie Kathrin ^a   Kuther, Gerald ^a   Probst, Christian ^a   Gosling, Thomas ^a   Kobbe, Philipp ^c   Hildebrand, Frank ^a   Richter, Martinus ^a   Giannoudis, Peter V ^b   Krettek, Christian ^a   Pape, Hans Christoph ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Lower leg; Multiple injuries; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LEG; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LEG INJURIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESTHESIA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 34247551860     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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