TIBIAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME COMPLICATING CLOSED FEMORAL NAILING - DIAGNOSIS DELAYED BY AN EPIDURAL ANALGESIC TECHNIQUE - CASE-REPORT

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作者
MORROW, BC [1 ]
MAWHINNEY, IN [1 ]
ELLIOTT, JRM [1 ]
机构
[1] BELFAST CITY HOSP,BELFAST,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
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D O I
10.1097/00005373-199411000-00030
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
A case is described of compartment syndrome of the lower leg after closed intramedullary nailing of the tibia in which the diagnosis was delayed because an epidural analgesia technique masked the pain. The syndrome was treated by open four-compartment fasciotomy.
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页码:867 / 868
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