Acute compartment syndrome in children: A case series in 24 patients and review of the literature

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 569-575

  Erdös, József ^a   Dlaska, Constantin ^a   Szatmary, Peter ^a   Humenberger, Michael ^a   Vécsei, Vilmos ^a   Hajdu, Stefan ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG BONE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND CLOSURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955612461     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-010-1016-6     Document Type: Article

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