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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
; 39(6): 561-7, 2013 Dec.
Article
in English
| 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.