Current thinking about acute compartment syndrome of the lower extremity

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 329-334

  Shadgan, Babak ^a   Menon, Matthew ^b   Sanders, David ^c   Berry, Gregg ^d   Martin Jr , Claude ^e   Duffy, Paul ^f   Stephen, David ^g   O'Brien, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e CMAJ   (Canada)

^f FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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EID: 77958175211     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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