The contaminated high-energy open fracture: A protocol to prevent and treat inflammatory mediator storm-induced soft-tissue compartment syndrome (IMSICS)

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Webb, Lawrence X ^a   Dedmond, Barnaby ^b   Schlatterer, Dan ^c   Laverty, David ^d  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Lexington Orthopaedics   (United States)

^c ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Austin Skeletal Trauma Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; OPEN FRACTURE; PRESSURE; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; PRESSURE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34547946787     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200600001-00019     Document Type: Article

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