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Upper Extremity Hematoma: An Atypical Case of Compartment Syndrome
Compartment syndrome is a potentially life- or limb-threatening condition that carries high morbidity if not promptly diagnosed and treated. This case is an atypical presentation demonstrating why a high index of suspicion, prompt surgical consultation, and intervention is required if compartment sy...
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Cureus
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853728/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552771 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12453 |
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author | Cowell, Nicholas Kalnow, Andrew |
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description | Compartment syndrome is a potentially life- or limb-threatening condition that carries high morbidity if not promptly diagnosed and treated. This case is an atypical presentation demonstrating why a high index of suspicion, prompt surgical consultation, and intervention is required if compartment syndrome is suspected. |
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spelling | pubmed-78537282021-02-04 Upper Extremity Hematoma: An Atypical Case of Compartment Syndrome Cowell, Nicholas Kalnow, Andrew Cureus Emergency Medicine Compartment syndrome is a potentially life- or limb-threatening condition that carries high morbidity if not promptly diagnosed and treated. This case is an atypical presentation demonstrating why a high index of suspicion, prompt surgical consultation, and intervention is required if compartment syndrome is suspected. Cureus 2021-01-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7853728/ /pubmed/33552771 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12453 Text en Copyright © 2021, Cowell et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Emergency Medicine Cowell, Nicholas Kalnow, Andrew Upper Extremity Hematoma: An Atypical Case of Compartment Syndrome |
title | Upper Extremity Hematoma: An Atypical Case of Compartment Syndrome |
title_full | Upper Extremity Hematoma: An Atypical Case of Compartment Syndrome |
title_fullStr | Upper Extremity Hematoma: An Atypical Case of Compartment Syndrome |
title_full_unstemmed | Upper Extremity Hematoma: An Atypical Case of Compartment Syndrome |
title_short | Upper Extremity Hematoma: An Atypical Case of Compartment Syndrome |
title_sort | upper extremity hematoma: an atypical case of compartment syndrome |
topic | Emergency Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853728/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552771 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12453 |
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