Simultaneous intramuscular pressure and surface electromyography measurement in diagnosing the chronic compartment syndrome
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 10/23/2009
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Zhang Q et al. – Only one of the three patients was proven to have chronic compartment syndrome (CCS). Other reasons for leg pain were diagnosed in 23 patients. The results demonstrated that ... IMP at rest after exercise due to the volumetric load of the compartment muscles seen in patients with CCS and due to the remaining muscle contraction, thereby preventing a false diagnosis of CCS.
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The pathophysiology of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: an unrecognized compartment syndrome
Fertility and Sterility, 10/19/2009
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Grossman LC et al. – IAP was found to be elevated in the few cases of OHSS in which it was measured, substantiating the conclusion that OHSS may be considered a compartment syndrome. An understanding of the ... intrabdominal pressure is useful in the management of OHSS.
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Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Forearm Following Autologous Blood Reinfusion: A Case Report
HAND, 11/02/2009
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Noyes M et al. – The authors report the first case, to their knowledge, of acute forearm compartment syndrome caused by intravenous autologous blood reinfusion. The patient underwent forearm ... from the reinfusion catheter. With the rise in the number of knee and hip arthroplasties, surgeons need a heightened awareness of the possible complications and morbidity associated with a presumed increase in autologous blood reinfusion.
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De Quervains syndrome associated with osteopoikilosis: a case report and review of the literature
Rheumatology International, 11/12/2009
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Kaparov A et al. – De Quervain’s syndrome is a disorder characterized by pain on the radial (thumb) side of the wrist, impairment of thumb function and thickening of the ligamentous structure ... tendons in the first dorsal compartment of the wrist. In this case report, the authors present a young woman with De Quervain’s syndrome associated with osteopoikilosis.
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Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of laparoscopic laser surgery for severe endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility, 10/19/2009
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Tomassetti C et al. – Lower limb compartment syndrome can be prevented in patients undergoing long duration multidisciplinary laparoscopic resection of extensive endometriosis by a novel
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Acute compartment syndrome of the forearm that occurred after transradial intervention and was not caused by bleeding or hematoma formation
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 10/22/2009
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Araki T et al. – This is the first reported case in which acute compartment syndrome of the forearm occurred after transradial intervention and was not
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T2-Weighted and Arterial Spin Labeling MRI of Calf Muscles in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome: Preliminary Experience
American Journal of Roentgenology, 10/08/2009
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Andreisek G et al. – After calf muscle exercise, no statistically significant differences in T2 relaxation times or arterial spin ... with chronic exertional compartment syndrome and control subjects.
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Foot compartment syndrome : A systematic review of the literature
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, 11/06/2009
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Ojike NI et al. – Diagnosis was mostly made through a combination of clinical findings and compartment pressure measurements. Sixty–five percent of cases required split–thickness skin grafts for wound closure after ... Neurological deficits were the most common complication. Thirty–nine percent of the patients reported residual pain and stiffness while ten percent could return to work or their pre–injury activity state after fasciotomy.
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Different phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome by Rotterdam criteria are differently steroidogenic but similarly insulin resistant
Fertility and Sterility, 10/06/2009
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Wang Y et al. – In traditional Chinese medicine, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is considered an anovulation disorder related to ovarian insulin resistance ... but similarly insulin resistant, suggesting a similar involvement of insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia in different compartments of the PCOS ovary, namely, overactive theca and/or granulosa cells.
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Persisting shin tenderness and erythema
JAAPA, 10/26/2009
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anterior portion of his right shin. He reported that the pain had actually started about 7 days ago and was initially in both shins...Acute compartment syndrome (CS) may be seen in patients with trauma, thermal injuries, frostbite, or with circumferential constrictive dressings/casts. Patients ... resolution of symptoms. This patient had an emergent decompression fasciotomy and was admitted for observation.
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