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Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Extremities
Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is a time-critical rise in pressure within a closed myofascial space that reduces tissue perfusion and can cause irreversible muscle and nerve injury. Fracture is a common trigger, esp…
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Orthopedics
Open Fractures in Adults
An open fracture is a fracture that communicates with the external environment through a wound. The skin opening may be small and remote from the fracture line, so any wound in the same limb segment as a fracture shou…
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Orthopedics
Septic Arthritis of a Native Joint
Septic arthritis of a native joint is an infection of synovium and joint fluid, usually bacterial, that can destroy cartilage rapidly and can accompany bacteremia, sepsis, periarticular abscess, or osteomyelitis. Any…
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