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Pediatric Compartment Syndrome
Viegas, Rui; Viegas, Rui; Carvalho, Marcos; Cabral, João; Sá Cardoso, Pedro; Tarquini, Oliana; Balacó, Inês; Ling, Tah Pu; Alves, CristinaIntroduction: Compartment syndrome (CS) is an orthopedic emergency. Diagnosis is particularly difficult in children because of the challenges inherent to communication and clinical examination. This paper aims to present a pediatric case series of CS and to analyze its etiology, diagnosis, treatment and complications as well as to assess the quality of life of the patients at least 1 year after the event. Metho...
How to Resume Elective Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures during the COVID-19 Pand...
Diogo, Nuno; Miranda, António; Ruano, António; Mendes, Eduardo; Mendes, Francisco; Montes, José; Alves, Jorge; Rosa, Isabel; Alegrete, Nuno; Neves, NunoThis document was prepared by the College of Orthopedics of the Portuguese Medical Association with the aim of developing the guidelines on the resumption of elective surgical activity in Orthopedics during the COVID-19 pandemic. It sets the criteria that allow the prioritization of surgeries according to the severity of the clinical situation, based on existing and published classifications. Moreover, it provi...
Como retomar a atividade cirúrgica eletiva em Ortopedia durante a Pandemia COVI...
Diogo, Nuno; Miranda, António; Ruano, António; Mendes, Eduardo; Mendes, Francisco; Montes, José; Alves, Jorge; Rosa, Isabel; Alegrete, Nuno; Neves, NunoEste documento foi elaborado pelo Colégio de Ortopedia da Ordem dos Médicos com o objetivo de estabelecer as orientações sobre a retoma da atividade cirúrgica programada em Ortopedia durante a pandemia COVID-19. As presentes normas de orientação: a) definem os critérios que permitem a priorização das cirurgias de acordo com a gravidade da situação clínica, com base em classificações existentes e publicadas; b) ...