Compartment syndrome arising from use of an electronic cooling pad

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1538-1541

  Khajavi, Kiarash ^a,b   Pavelko, Terri ^a   Mishra, Allan K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Compartment syndrome; Cooling unit; Frostbite

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COOLING; DISEASE COURSE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRAL FRACTURE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; CRYOTHERAPY; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FASCIA; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FROSTBITE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 4143062446     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503262191     Document Type: Article

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