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Gluteal compartment syndrome after total knee arthroplasty with epidural postoperative analgesia

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Location: http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/83-B/5/739

Description: We describe two patients who developed gluteal compartment syndrome after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) carried out under epidural analgesic infusion and light sedation. To our knowledge, this occurrence has not been described previously after TKA.
Pacheco RJ, Buckley S, Oxborrow NJ, Weeber AC, Allerton K. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2001 Jul;83(5):739-40

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Author/Contact: Pacheco et al
Institution: JBJS B
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Language: English

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