Anatomic location of penetrating lower-extremity trauma predicts compartment syndrome development

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-375

  Gonzalez, Richard P ^a   Scott, William ^a   Wright, Anthony ^a   Phelan, Herbert A ^a   Rodning, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment Syndrome; Extremity Injury; Pentetrating Injury; Tibia Fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LEG FRACTURE; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAB WOUND; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN LIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549101898     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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