'Look beneath the stockings' -- delayed diagnosis of ankle fractures in patients with thoracic cord compression

'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 de...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of neurosurgery 2002-04, Vol.16 (2), p.165-167
Hauptverfasser: Reddy, M. M. G., Tyagi, A., Towns, G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Ankle
Ankle Injuries - complications
Ankle Injuries - diagnosis
Bandages
Biological and medical sciences
Compression
Cord
Deep
Diagnostic Errors
Female
Fracture
Fractures
Fractures, Bone - complications
Fractures, Bone - diagnosis
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Patients
Spinal
Spinal Cord Compression - complications
Spinal cord injuries
Thoracic Vertebrae
Thrombosis
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Vascular injuries: limbs, aorta, vena cava
Vein
Venous Thrombosis - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.1080/02688690220131796