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Acute compartment syndrome of the contralateral thigh following reconstructive shoulder surgery done for multidirectional shoulder instability in lateral decubitus position

A man in his early 40s had revision reconstructive surgery on his left shoulder while in a right lateral decubitus position. The prolonged surgery (7 hours) caused acute compartment syndrome (ACS) in the contralateral (right) thigh. Moderate pain and swelling of the contralateral thigh (‘well limb’)...

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Autores principales: Cronin, John T, Skedros, John G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9582295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36261224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-252663