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Lower leg compartment syndrome following prolonged orthopedic surgery in the lithotomy position -A case report-
Surgical procedures necessitating the prolonged use of the lithotomy position can be associated with neuromuscular dysfunction. Compartment syndrome of the lower leg is a grave complication which, if unrecognized, can lead to either permanent neuromuscular dysfunction or limb loss. We report a case...
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The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3030055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21286459 http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S49 |
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author | Chung, Jin Hun Ahn, Ki Ryang Park, Jin Hyung Kim, Chun Sook Kang, Kyu Sik Yoo, Sie Hyeon Chung, Ji Won Kim, Nan Seol Lee, Seung Jin |
author_facet | Chung, Jin Hun Ahn, Ki Ryang Park, Jin Hyung Kim, Chun Sook Kang, Kyu Sik Yoo, Sie Hyeon Chung, Ji Won Kim, Nan Seol Lee, Seung Jin |
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description | Surgical procedures necessitating the prolonged use of the lithotomy position can be associated with neuromuscular dysfunction. Compartment syndrome of the lower leg is a grave complication which, if unrecognized, can lead to either permanent neuromuscular dysfunction or limb loss. We report a case of compartment syndrome of lower leg that occurred in male patient aged 20 years after 380 minutes arthroscopic surgery in the lithotomy position. |
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spelling | pubmed-30300552011-01-31 Lower leg compartment syndrome following prolonged orthopedic surgery in the lithotomy position -A case report- Chung, Jin Hun Ahn, Ki Ryang Park, Jin Hyung Kim, Chun Sook Kang, Kyu Sik Yoo, Sie Hyeon Chung, Ji Won Kim, Nan Seol Lee, Seung Jin Korean J Anesthesiol Case Report Surgical procedures necessitating the prolonged use of the lithotomy position can be associated with neuromuscular dysfunction. Compartment syndrome of the lower leg is a grave complication which, if unrecognized, can lead to either permanent neuromuscular dysfunction or limb loss. We report a case of compartment syndrome of lower leg that occurred in male patient aged 20 years after 380 minutes arthroscopic surgery in the lithotomy position. The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2010-12 2010-12-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3030055/ /pubmed/21286459 http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S49 Text en Copyright © The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists, 2010 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Chung, Jin Hun Ahn, Ki Ryang Park, Jin Hyung Kim, Chun Sook Kang, Kyu Sik Yoo, Sie Hyeon Chung, Ji Won Kim, Nan Seol Lee, Seung Jin Lower leg compartment syndrome following prolonged orthopedic surgery in the lithotomy position -A case report- |
title | Lower leg compartment syndrome following prolonged orthopedic surgery in the lithotomy position -A case report- |
title_full | Lower leg compartment syndrome following prolonged orthopedic surgery in the lithotomy position -A case report- |
title_fullStr | Lower leg compartment syndrome following prolonged orthopedic surgery in the lithotomy position -A case report- |
title_full_unstemmed | Lower leg compartment syndrome following prolonged orthopedic surgery in the lithotomy position -A case report- |
title_short | Lower leg compartment syndrome following prolonged orthopedic surgery in the lithotomy position -A case report- |
title_sort | lower leg compartment syndrome following prolonged orthopedic surgery in the lithotomy position -a case report- |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3030055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21286459 http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S49 |
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