[A case of paralytic syndrome of the upper limb caused by tourniquet].
A case of paralytic syndrome of an upper limb in a healthy young man following the application of a tourniquet, accidentally inflated to a pressure of more than 200 mmHg during an operation, is described in which motility was fully recovered after 3 months. The importance of checking equipment periodically is stressed.
De Tullio
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Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Civile, Alessandria.
Bertini
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G
Celenza
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M
Fasciolo
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M
Guagnini
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M
D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014111:Tourniquets
Su un caso di sindrome paralitica all'arto superiore da laccio emostatico.