Continuous compartment pressure monitoring vs. clinical monitoring in tibial diaphyseal fractures

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1204-1209

  Al Dadah, O Q ^a   Darrah, C ^a   Cooper, A ^a   Donell, S T ^a,b   Patel, A D ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compartment pressure monitoring; Compartment syndrome; Fasciotomy; Tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR LEG COMPARTMENT; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS COMPARTMENT PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIA; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESSURE; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50249110901     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.03.029     Document Type: Article

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