'Look beneath the stockings'--delayed diagnosis of ankle fractures in patients with thoracic cord compression.
Two patients with thoracic cord compression and ankle fractures are presented. The diagnosis and treatment of the ankle fractures was delayed in these patients. The lack of pain sensation in the lower limbs and the use of TED stockings that covered the area of abnormality were the reasons for the delayed diagnosis.
Reddy
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Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, UK.
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Towns
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D000368:Aged; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001458:Bandages; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control