Compartment syndrome caused by suction

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1194-1195

  Cosker, Thomas ^a,b   Gupta, Sanjay ^a   Tayton, Keith ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Llandaff CF5 2EB ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Suction; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION; TISSUE PRESSURE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; SUCTION; VACUUM;

EID: 5444259377     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.08.018     Document Type: Article

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