Pathophysiological aspects of lower limb oedema in patients with proximal femoral fractures

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 741-747

  Kazmi, Syed Sajid Hussain ^a,b   Stranden, Einar ^a  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Femoral column fracture; Oedema; Oedema prevention; Pertrochanteric fracture; Transcapillary fluid balanc

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR PERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FLUID TRANSPORT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PRESSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLISTER; CAPILLARIES; COLLOIDS; EDEMA; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FILTRATION; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 74549114849     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365510903105440     Document Type: Article

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