The Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Leg: A Difficult Diagnosis? [PDF]
, 2010 Three patients, two adults and one child, developed an acute compartment syndrome of the lower leg. Due to delay in diagnosis, severe complications developed, resulting in two transfemoral amputations.
Eversdijk, M.G. (Martin) +4 more
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Factors Associated with Persistent Sequelae after Fasciotomy for Acute Compartment Syndrome
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012 Purpose. To determine factors associated with persistent sequelae after fasciotomy for acute compartment syndrome. Methods. Records of 57 men and 3 women aged 8 to 84 (mean, 31.9) years who underwent fasciotomy of the lower (n=48) or upper (n=12) limbs ...
Mary Dover +4 more
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Repurposing cancer drugs, batimastat and marimastat, to inhibit the activity of a group I metalloprotease from the venom of the Western Diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox [PDF]
, 2020 Snakebite envenomation causes over 140,000 deaths every year predominantly in developing countries. As a result, it is one of the most lethal neglected tropical diseases.
Bicknell, Andrew B. +12 more
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Efficacy of triple surgery for cavovarus foot in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Journal of the Foot & Ankle, 2021 Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of surgical treatment to correct the main deformities associated with flexible cavovarus foot due to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Luciene Moré +2 more
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The management of segmental tibial shaft fractures: A systematic review. [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Segmental tibial fractures are complex injuries associated with significant soft tissue damage that are difficult to treat. This study aimed to identify the most effective method of treating segmental tibial fractures.
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GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery, 2016 Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) of the forearm is a rare condition causing pain, tenderness, swelling, paraesthesia and muscle weakness.
Wilmink, Beate +2 more
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Spinal Anaesthesia Versus General Anaesthesia for Patients With Tibia Shaft Fractures—A Randomized Controlled Study [PDF]
Acta Anaesthesiol ScandABSTRACT Background Concerns about the delayed diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome have led to recommendations favouring general anaesthesia over spinal anaesthesia in surgeries for diaphyseal tibia fractures. However, there is a lack of supporting clinical evidence.
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Fasciotomy Wound Management [PDF]
, 2019 Surgical fasciotomy is the only effective treatment for compartment syndrome. However, it is associated with complications, including long hospital stay, wound infection and osteomyelitis, need for further surgery for delayed wound closure or skin grafting, scarring, delayed bone healing, pain and nerve injury, permanent muscle weakness, chronic venous
Vasilios G. Igoumenou +2 more
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Fasciotomy and rate of amputation after tibial fracture in adults: a population-based cohort study
OTA International. Objectives:. Limb amputation is a possible outcome of acute compartment syndrome. We undertook this study to investigate the occurrence of fasciotomy and amputation in patients with tibial fractures in the Ontario adult population, aiming to evaluate ...
Aurelia Bihari, PhD +7 more
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Subcutaneous paratibial fasciotomy in the treatment of chronic venous ulcer [PDF]
, 2011 Background/Aim. Chronic venous ulcer (CVU), a disease of high incidence, is one of the most serious chronic venous insufficiency complications. It has been estimated that there are 1%-2% of adults with CVU deriving a high social significance.
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