Diagnostic techniques in acute compartment syndrome of the leg

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 581-587

  Shadgan, Babak ^a,b,c   Menon, Matthew ^a   O'Brien, Peter J ^a   Reid, W Darlene ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compartment syndromes; Diagnosis; Diagnostic methods; Leg injuries; Tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG FRACTURE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; ULTRAFILTRATION; ACUTE DISEASE; LEG; LEG INJURY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; REVIEW; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LEG; LEG INJURIES; PRESSURE; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 56149094347     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318183136d     Document Type: Article

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