Delayed Presentation of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome: The Argument for Fasciotomy
A male patient in his fifties presented to his local hospital with numbness and weakness of the right leg which left him unable to mobilise. He reported injecting heroin the previous morning. Following an initial diagnosis of acute limb ischaemia the patient was transferred to a tertiary centre wher...
Main Authors: | John E. Lawrence, Duncan J. Cundall-Curry, Kuldeep K. Stohr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Orthopedics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9127070 |
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