Clinical study of Volkmann's ischemic contracture of the upper limb.
A clinical study of Volkmann's ischemic contracture of the forearm has been presented. The total incidence was 0.105 percent of all orthopedic cases. Mostly it occurred in males (77.5 percent), mostly in the second or third decade of life. Most patients lived in rural areas, reflecting prevailing socioeconomic conditions.
D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications; D007194:India; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications; D012423:Rural Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications