The evolution of the compartment syndrome since 1948 as recorded in the JBJS (B)

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1280-1282

  Klenerman, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY SPASM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CRUSH TRAUMA; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FASCIOTOMY; GANGRENE; HEMATOMA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPLINTING; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; TIBIA FRACTURE; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS CIRCULATION; VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE;

COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC CONTRACTURE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 36348936676     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B10.19717     Document Type: Short Survey

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