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The observational chart for traumatic limb swelling enhances diagnostic accuracy for osteofascial compartment syndrome [PDF]

Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the observational chart for traumatic limb swelling (OCTLS) for osteofascial compartment syndrome (OCS). Methods: This was a descriptive-longitudinal study.
Zhi-Wei Yang, Zhao-Di Wang, Jun-Sheng Yang, Liang-Cheng Tong, Lei Zhao, Wei Dai, Kun Pang, Ying Li   +7 more
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Decompressive fasciotomy in testicular torsion of the spermatic cord in rats [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2013
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of decompression fasciotomy on testes undergoing torsion of the spermatic cord. METHODS: Spermatic cord torsion was induced in 40 Wistar testes for six and 12 hours.
Isabela Passos Pereira Quintaes, Edson Samesima Tatsuo, Danilo Nagib Salomão Paulo, Carlos Musso, Paulo César Ribeiro Boasquevisque   +4 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Fasciotomy Results in Children and Adults Affected by Crush-Induced Acute Kidney Injury following the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: The current study aims to determine the impact of fasciotomy on mortality and morbidity in children and adults with crush-related AKI following the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes.
Mustafa Yalın, Fatih Gölgelioğlu
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Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: Comparison of Ultrasonic Guided Percutaneous Fasciotomy vs New Technique Combining Fasciotomy with Amniotic Membrane Allograft

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2022
Category: Basic Sciences/Biologics Introduction/Purpose: Plantar fasciitis is a common condition affecting approximately one in ten people in their lifetime. Treatment is typically conservative and symptoms are self-limiting.
Hirotaka F. Nakagawa, Kyungje Sung, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD, Gregory R. Waryasz MD, Tabitha May, Walter Sussman DO   +5 more
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Risk Factors for Fasciotomy After Revascularization for Acute Lower Limb Ischaemia

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background: Acute lower limb ischaemia (ALI) is a life and limb threatening vascular emergency. Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) may develop upon revascularization.
Emil Karonen, Emil Karonen, Axel Wrede, Axel Wrede, Stefan Acosta, Stefan Acosta   +5 more
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Virtual reality as a non-pharmacologic analgesic for fasciotomy wound infections in acute compartment syndrome: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Fasciotomy is a life-saving procedure to treat acute compartment syndrome, a surgical emergency. As fasciotomy dramatically improves wound pain, it should be performed as soon as possible. Moreover, delays in the use of fasciotomy can increase
Ryo Esumi, Ayumu Yokochi, Motomu Shimaoka, Eiji Kawamoto   +3 more
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A case of missed primary pyomyositis, complicated with compartment syndrome of the left forearm [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2020
Primary pyomyositis is a rare clinical entity of a subacute and deep bacterial infection of skeletal muscle that is not secondary to a contiguous of the skin, bone, of soft tissues.
Mior Faiq Mior Abu Tahrin, Muhammad Izzuddin Hamzan, Ahmad Rizal Hamid   +2 more
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Systemic capillary leak syndrome requiring fasciotomy for limb compartment syndrome: A case report and literature review

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2022
Background Limb compartment syndrome (LCS), a rare but serious complication of systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS)‐related systemic edema, warrants prompt decompressive fasciotomy.
Maki Tanabe, Mayu Hikone, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Yuichi Hamabe   +3 more
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Compartment syndrome due to liquid extravasation in a pediatric patient. Case report and bibliographic review

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2021
Extravasation Compartment Syndrome (SCE) is an infrequent pathology, with an incidence of 0,01-6,5%, whom 1,8-11% are children. Communication in children is usually difficult, with high risk of development of SCE.
Juan Sebastián Rueda Mojica, Jose Alfredo Neira Garza, Arturo García Galicia, Álvaro José Montiel Jarquín   +3 more
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The lived experience of Dupuytren's disease of the hand [PDF]

, 2009
This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Aims: To describe patients’ experiences of living with Dupuytren’s disease. Background. Dupuytren’s disease is a chronic, progressive deformity of the hand which limits active
Byrne, G
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