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Enoxaparin-associated atraumatic compartment syndrome of the calf

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  1. Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, West Campus Clinical Center, One Deaconess Road, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Leon C. Adelman & Daniel C. McGillicuddy

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Adelman, L.C., McGillicuddy, D.C. Enoxaparin-associated atraumatic compartment syndrome of the calf. Intern Emerg Med 7 (Suppl 2), 81–83 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-011-0612-9

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