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Compartment syndrome of the calf following total knee arthroplasty—a case report of a highly unusual complication

Nils P Hailer Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gunnar Adalberth Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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Olle S Nilsson Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 293-295 | Received 02 Apr 2006, Accepted 23 Apr 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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