Acute Compartment Syndrome After Rupture of the Medial Head of Gastrocnemius in a Child

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 288-290

  Pai, Vasu ^a   Pai, Vishal ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

compartment syndrome; fasciotomy; gastrocnemius rupture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FASCIOTOMY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE RUPTURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; RUPTURE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUPTURE;

EID: 34250858268     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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