Thigh compartment syndrome after intramedullary femoral nailing: Possible femoral nerve block influence on diagnosis timing

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-313

  Uzel, A P ^a   Steinmann, G ^b  

^a CHU de Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b Intensive Care Unit Department   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

Fasciotomy; Femoral fracture; Femoral intramedullary nailing; Femoral nerve block; Regional anaesthesia; Thigh compartment syndrome

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FASCIOTOMY; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649836836     PISSN: 18770568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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