Factors Associated with Persistent Sequelae after Fasciotomy for Acute Compartment Syndrome
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Factors associated with persistent sequelae after fasciotomy for acute compartment syndrome.
PURPOSE To determine factors associated with persistent sequelae after fasciotomy for acute compartment syndrome. METHODS Records of 57 men and 3 women aged 8 to 84 (mean, 31.9) years who underwent fasciotomy of the lower (n=48) or upper (n=12) limbs for acute compartment syndrome following limb trauma were retrospectively reviewed. 58 of the fasciotomies were therapeutic and 2 were prophylac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2309-4990,2309-4990
DOI: 10.1177/230949901202000309