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Extremity compartment syndrome and fasciotomy: a literature review.
Fry, W R; Wade, M D; Smith, R S; Asensio-Gonzales, J A.
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  • Fry WR; Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA. William.Fry@uscmed.sc.edu.
  • Wade MD; Emergency Medicine, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC, USA.
  • Smith RS; Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA.
  • Asensio-Gonzales JA; Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA.
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg ; 39(6): 561-7, 2013 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26815540
ABSTRACT
Trauma surgeons frequently encounter injured limbs at risk for compartment syndrome. This article reviews data regarding the pathophysiology of compartment syndrome, factors in measuring compartment pressures, thresholds for performing fasciotomies, and outcomes from the development of compartment syndromes and performing fasciotomies.
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