Identification and Surgical Management of Upper Arm and Forearm Compartment Syndrome.
condylar fracture
fasciotomy
forearm compartment syndrome
pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture
upper arm compartment syndrome
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 Oct 2019
08 Oct 2019
Historique:
entrez:
26
11
2019
pubmed:
26
11
2019
medline:
26
11
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Extremity muscles are grouped and divided by strong fascial membranes into compartments. Multiple pathological processes can result in an increase in the pressure within a muscle compartment. An increase in the compartment pressure beyond the adequate perfusion pressure has the potential to cause extremity compartment syndrome. There are multiple sites where compartment syndrome can occur. In this article, an arm and forearm compartment syndrome ensued secondary to a minor crushing injury that lead to supracondylar and medial epicondylar non-displaced fractures. A pure motor radial and ulnar nerve deficits noted on presentation, worsened with progression of the compartment syndrome. Ultimately, a surgical fasciotomy was carried out to release all compartments of the right upper arm and forearm.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31763085
doi: 10.7759/cureus.5862
pmc: PMC6834107
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e5862Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019, Hanandeh et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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