Acute exertional compartment syndrome of the forearm

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1635-1637

  Dhawan, Vikas ^a   Borschel, Gregory H ^a   Brown, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPLICATION; CONVALESCENCE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY; SWELLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WRIST;

ADULT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; COMPLICATIONS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM; HUMANS; METHODS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650283660     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000196584.53362.e4     Document Type: Article

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