Delayed presentation of compartment syndrome following gastrocnemius tear.
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چکیده
The authors describe a case of acute compartment syndrome occurring twenty days following a tear of gastrocnemius. To their knowledge, this is the only such case reported where the onset of compartment syndrome was so long since of index injury.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta orthopaedica Belgica
دوره 67 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001