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Functional Assessment And Potential Therapeutic Role Of Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecule-‐3 In A Rodent Model Of Compartment Syndrome, Al Walid Hamam
Functional Assessment And Potential Therapeutic Role Of Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecule-‐3 In A Rodent Model Of Compartment Syndrome, Al Walid Hamam
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Compartment syndrome (CS) is a life and limb threatening condition resulting in long term morbidity. Gold standard treatment of CS is surgical fasciotomy. Long-term morbidity is common post fasciotomy. We tested a gait analysis system (CatWalk™) to see if we could detect functional effects of CS in our rodent model. We also investigated the effects of carbon monoxide releasing molecule-3 (CORM-3) on the function of gait in rodents post CS.
The CatWalkTM system was able to detect abnormalities in a rodent’s gait post CS. CORM-3 was also found to alleviate the functional deficits following CS. Multiple dose but not single …