Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh in sports-related injuries not associated with femoral fractures
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Akutes Kompartmentsyndrom des Oberschenkels bei Sportverletzungen ohne Femurfraktur |
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| Autor: | Winternitz, William A.; Metheny, Jeffry A.; Wear, Larry C. |
| Erschienen in: | The American journal of sports medicine |
| Veröffentlicht: | 20 (1992), 4, S. 476-478, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0363-5465, 1552-3365 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199302062714 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Many athletes are involved in sports that can result in trauma to the limbs. Sometimes, from the resultant muscle trauma and bleeding, a compartment syndrome develops in the lower leg or forearm. We present two athletes with acute compartment syndrome of the quadriceps compartment. They were treated with prompt compartmental decompressive fasciotomy and subsequently recovered. Verf.-Referat