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PROLONGED EXTERNAL PRESSURE AS A CAUSE OF ISCHAEMIC CONTRACTURE



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Abstract

1. Six patients are reported in whom ischaemic muscle contractures followed prolonged external pressure.

2. Systemic hypoxaemia may be a predisposing factor in patients with overdoses of central nervous system depressants.

3. If treatment is to be successful, early diagnosis is required, and the most important factor is an awareness of the condition.

4. The treatment of the late case is discussed.

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