Bilateral exercise induced exertional compartment syndrome resulting in acute compartment loss: A case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 225-227

  Robinson, Mitchel S ^a   Parekh, Anand A ^a,b   Smith, Wade R ^a   Shannon, Michael J ^a   Morgan, Steven J ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; DEHYDRATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; ERYTHEMA; EXERCISE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; MUSCLE NECROSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WARMING; WOUND CLOSURE; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 67649946536     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000234668.25044.cf     Document Type: Article

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