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Volume 73, Number 12, December 2007

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Diagnosis and Management of Extremity Compartment Syndromes: An Orthopaedic Perspective
pp. 1199-1209(11)
Authors: Konstantakos, Emmanuel K.; Dalstrom, David J.; Nelles, Meghann E.; Laughlin, Richard T.; Prayson, Michael J.

Intestinal Obstruction and Ileus: Role of Computed Tomography Scan in Diagnosis and Management
pp. 1210-1214(5)
Authors: Sebastian, Vinod A.; Nebab, Kevin J.; Goldfarb, Michael A.

Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcer Development in a Best Practice Surgical Intensive Care Unit
pp. 1215-1217(3)
Authors: Frankel, Heidi; Sperry, Jason; Kaplan, Lewis

Two-Stage Surgical Treatment of Unresectable Obstructive Rectal Cancer with Synchronous Hepatic Metastases
pp. 1218-1223(6)
Authors: Tsimogiannis, Konstantinos E.; Pappas-Gogos, George K.; Nikas, Konstantinos; Stefanaki-Nikou, Stella; Gossios, Konstantinos; Tsimoyiannis, Evangelos C.

Management of Laparotomy Wound Dehiscence
pp. 1224-1227(4)
Authors: Abbott, Daniel E.; Dumanian, Gregory A.; Halverson, Amy L.

Venous Thromboembolic Events in Hospitalized Trauma Patients
pp. 1228-1231(4)
Authors: Azu, Michelle C.; McCormack, Jane E.; Huang, Emily C.; Lee, Thomas K.; Shapiro, Marc J.

The Use of a Computed Tomography Scan to Rule Out Appendicitis in Women of Childbearing Age Is as Accurate as Clinical Examination: A Prospective Randomized Trial
pp. 1232-1236(5)
Authors: Lopez, Peter P.; Cohn, Stephen M.; Popkin, Charles A.; Jackowski, Julie; Michalek, Joel E.

Conservative Treatment for Patients with Acute Right Colonic Diverticulitis
pp. 1237-1241(5)
Authors: Moon, Hyoun Jong; Park, Jea Kun; Lee, Jong In; Lee, Jong Hoon; Shin, Hyuk Jai; Kim, Wan Sung; Kim, Mi Sung; Jeong, Jin Ho

Mesenteric Lipodystrophy of the Left Colon
pp. 1242-1244(3)
Authors: Edwards, Michael A.; Smith, Maurice; Parker, William; Gu, Keni

Bullet Embolus to the Heart after Gunshot Wound to the Neck: A Case Report
pp. 1245-1246(2)
Authors: Breeding, Jacob M.; Smith, R. Stephen; Dort, Jonathan M.

Thyroid Storm Induced by Blunt Thyroid Gland Trauma
pp. 1247-1249(3)
Authors: Delikoukos, Stylianos; Mantzos, Fotios

Abnormal Primary Tissue Collagen Composition in the Skin of Recurrent Incisional Hernia Patients
pp. 1254-1258(5)
Authors: White, Brent; Osier, Charles; Gletsu, Nana; Jeansonne, Louis; Baghai, Mercedeh; Sherman, Melanie; Smith, C. Daniel; Ramshaw, Bruce; Lin, Edward

Endoscopy and the Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery
pp. 1259-1261(3)
Author: Kelly, Michael D.

Efficacy of Feeding Tube Placement During Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Chronic Pancreatitis
pp. 1262-1265(4)
Authors: Schnelldorfer, Thomas; Adams, David B.

Mycotic Aneurysm of the Infrarenal Aorta after Drainage of an Infected Chronic Pancreatic Pseudocyst: Case Report and Review of the Literature
pp. 1266-1268(3)
Authors: Maalouf, Majed; Moon, Wong; Leers, Steven; Papasavas, Pavlos K.; Birdas, Thomas; Caushaj, Philip F.

Excess Mortality, Length of Stay, and Costs Associated with Serious Hemorrhage among Trauma Patients: Findings from the National Trauma Data Bank®
pp. 1269-1274(6)
Authors: Boulanger, Luke; Joshi, Ashish V.; Tortella, Bartholomew J.; Menzin, Joseph; Caloyeras, John P.; Russell, Mason W.

Adaptation of Median Partial Sternotomy in Head and Neck Surgery
pp. 1275-1278(4)
Authors: Shpitzer, Thomas; Saute, Milton; Gilat, Hanna; Raveh, Eyal; Koren, Ilan; Shvero, Jacob; Bahar, Gideon; Feinmesser, Raphael

Rare Case of Castleman Disease Involving the Pancreas
pp. 1284-1287(4)
Authors: Tunru-Dinh, Vonny W.; Ghani, Abdul; Tom, Yuel D.

Amyand Hernia: What Lies Beneath—A Proposed Classification Scheme to Determine Management
pp. 1288-1290(3)
Authors: Losanoff, Julian E.; Basson, Marc D.

Treatment of In-Transit Metastases from Merkel Cell Carcinoma with Isolated Hyperthermic Limb Perfusion
pp. 1291-1292(2)
Authors: Wood, Benjamin C.; Kleinpeter, Kenneth P.; Levine, Edward A.

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