Acute Thigh Compartment Syndrome due to an Occult Arterial Injury Following a Blunt Trauma: A Case Report.


Journal

JBJS case connector
ISSN: 2160-3251
Titre abrégé: JBJS Case Connect
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596828

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez: 12 2 2020
pubmed: 12 2 2020
medline: 12 1 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

We report a 27-year-old man who presented with thigh swelling and inability to bear weight after blunt trauma 24 hours before. Based on the clinical assessment, the patient was diagnosed with anterior compartment syndrome of the thigh and underwent fasciotomy. Postoperatively, 1.5 L of blood were drained from his wound in the first 30 minutes after the operation. Angiography was performed demonstrating bleeding from the lateral femoral circumflex which was successfully embolized. Our case represents the underlying arterial injury that was initially undiagnosed as a cause for thigh compartment syndrome. Physicians should consider associated injuries (beyond muscle crush) when making a diagnosis of compartment syndrome.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32044792
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00506
pii: 01709767-202003000-00028
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

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e0506

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Auteurs

Anas Nooh (A)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Casey K Wang (CK)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Abdulrahman AlAseem (A)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Edward J Harvey (EJ)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Mitchell Bernstein (M)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.

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