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Vascular Impulse Technology versus elevation in the treatment of posttraumatic swelling of extremity fractures: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Fractures of the extremities are often complicated by a variable degree of swelling secondary to hemorrhage and soft tissue injury. Patients typically require up to 7 days of inpatient bed rest and elevation to reduce swelling to an acceptable level for operative treatment with internal...

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Autores principales: Schnetzke, Marc, Swartman, Benedict, Bonnen, Isabel, Keil, Holger, Schüler, Svenja, Grützner, Paul A., Franke, Jochen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5314677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28209169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1824-8