One-portal technique of endoscopic fasciotomy: Chronic compartment syndrome of the lower leg

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1-3

  Kitajima, Izuru ^a,b   Tachibana, Shintaro ^a   Hirota, Yutaka ^a   Nakamichi, Kenichi ^a   Miura, Kazutomo ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic compartment syndrome; Endoscopy; One portal technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949087416     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2001.25261     Document Type: Article

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