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Vascular Complications of Therapy in Musculoskeletal Disorders

Part 1 Iatrogenic Vascular Entities

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Vascular Problems in Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Limbs

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Abstract

The utilization of appliances and conventional operative procedures for common orthopedic or general surgical difficulties has, on occasion, been responsible for disastrous vascular complications, even gangrene necessitating a major amputation of a limb. Although such situations have most often developed in patients with an underlying impaired local arterial circulation, at times a similar adverse response has been noted in persons with a previously normal local blood flow but subjected to heroic therapy. This chapter deals with various aspects of the problem.

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  1. Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    David I. Abramson M.D., F.A.C.P. (Emeritus Professor of Medicine and of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Consultant, Veterans Administration Hospital (Hines) and West Side Veterans Administration Hospital, Former Head, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Illinois College of Medicine)

  2. Chicago Medical School, University of Health Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Donald S. Miller M.D., Ph.D. (Clinical Proffessor of Orthopedic Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Cook County Hospital and Edgewater Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, Head, Department of Orthopedics, Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, Illinois, Former Chairman, Section of Orthopedics, Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, Illinois, Former Chairman, Section of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, Former Chairman, Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Cook County Postgraduate School, Chicago, Illinois)

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Abramson, D.I., Miller, D.S. (1981). Vascular Complications of Therapy in Musculoskeletal Disorders. In: Vascular Problems in Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Limbs. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5862-9_22

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