Survey of management of acute, traumatic compartment syndrome of the leg in Australia

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 733-737

  Wall, Christopher J ^a   Richardson, Martin D ^b   Lowe, Adrian J ^b   Brand, Caroline ^b   Lynch, Joan ^c   De Steiger, Richard N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior compartment syndrome; Compartment syndrome; Leg injury; Manometry; Surgical decompression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FASCIOTOMY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; AUSTRALIA; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEG; MANOMETRY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34547688770     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04210.x     Document Type: Article

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