Management of Forearm Compartment Syndrome

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-274

  Friedrich, Jeffrey B ^a   Shin, Alexander Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Fasciotomy; Forearm; Surgical techniques; Volkmann's ischemic contracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860384163     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2012.03.003     Document Type: Review

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