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A Novel Non-invasive Method for the Detection of Elevated Intra-compartmental Pressures of the Leg
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A Novel Non-invasive Method for the Detection of Elevated Intra-compartmental Pressures of the Leg

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The deep posterior compartmental syndrome of the leg

F A Matsen, D K Clawson

    The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume
    |January 11, 1975
    PubMed

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