Acute exercise-induced compartment syndrome of the leg: An Auckland series

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1295, 2009, Pages 67-72

  Insull, Phillip ^a,b   Young, Simon W ^a  

^a Northshore Hospital   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EXERCISE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LEG PAIN; MALE; MANOMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; SKIN GRAFT; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649958910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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