Acute forearm compartment syndrome secondary to local arterial injury after penetrating trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 989-993

  Morin, Robert J ^a   Swan, Kenneth G ^a   Tan, Virak ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Forearm compartment syndrome; Forearm trauma; Gunshot wound; Radial artery; Stabbing; Ulnar artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAB WOUND; ULNAR ARTERY; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD VESSEL; CASE REPORT; FOREARM; INJURY; VASCULARIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FOREARM; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 67651018726     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31818c10e3     Document Type: Article

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