Posterior thigh compartment syndrome associated with hamstring avulsion and antiplatelet therapy

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF WORK: Posterior thigh compartment syndrome is a rare injury. We reported a case of a 49-year-old man developing posterior thigh compartment syndrome after an accidental fall at home causing hamstring tendon avulsion while assuming antiaggregant therapy. METHODS: We decided to t...

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Autores principales: Gatti, Andrea, Gasparini, Monica, Primavera, Matteo, Tarantino, Umberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mattioli 1885 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7927490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33525301
http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i4.9185
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND AIM OF WORK: Posterior thigh compartment syndrome is a rare injury. We reported a case of a 49-year-old man developing posterior thigh compartment syndrome after an accidental fall at home causing hamstring tendon avulsion while assuming antiaggregant therapy. METHODS: We decided to treat the patient with an immediate fasciotomy and tendon avulsion fixation with two anchors. RESULTS: we managed to treat successfully our patient. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest to pay attention to a positive medical history for antiaggregant/anticoagulation therapy and to perform in the same surgical setting both fasciotomy and fixation. (www.actabiomedica.it)

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