Compartment syndrome of the lower extremity

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 589-599

  Hessmann, Martin H ^a   Ingelfinger, Patrick ^b   Rommens, Pol M ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Dermatofasciotomy; Lower extremity; Soft tissue injury; Surgery decompression

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249068937     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-007-7161-y     Document Type: Review

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