Timely fascia cut saves Bengaluru building collapse victim’s leg & arm
In a miraculous medical intervention, 21-year-old Arman was rescued from debris and underwent emergency fasciotomy surgery to ...
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Compartment Syndromes of the Upper Extremity
General Principles. General operative principles for fasciotomy and/or epimysiotomy include: (1) longitudinal exposures, (2) complete fasciotomy, (3) careful muscle and nerve inspection ...
Woman’s leg amputated after NHS ‘failed to carry out basic procedures’
A woman had to have her leg amputated after an NHS hospital failed to care for her properly following a horse-riding accident, it has been claimed. Rachel Rutherford says one of her legs had to be ...
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Overview of exercise induced lower leg pain
Treatment is by a subcutaneous fasciotomy of the affected compartments ... Finally other rarer causes of exercise induced leg pain are discussed, namely muscle hernia, popliteal artery entrapment ...
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Exercise induced compartment syndrome in a professional footballer
As he had not responded to these approaches, we performed a fasciotomy because a quick return to football was required. In conclusion, EICS should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lower ...