A Pain in the Butt: A Case Series of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome

INTRODUCTION: Gluteal compartment syndrome is a rare and difficult-to-diagnose form of compartment syndrome. CASE SERIES: We present three patients with gluteal compartment syndrome and review the clinical presentation, imaging, and laboratory findings that assist in diagnosis. Suggestions for more...

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Autores principales: Jackson, Jessica Ray, Schreyer, Kraftin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34436990
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.3.51801
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description INTRODUCTION: Gluteal compartment syndrome is a rare and difficult-to-diagnose form of compartment syndrome. CASE SERIES: We present three patients with gluteal compartment syndrome and review the clinical presentation, imaging, and laboratory findings that assist in diagnosis. Suggestions for more readily diagnosing gluteal compartment syndrome are provided. CONCLUSION: Emergency physicians must be familiar with the diagnosis and management of gluteal compartment syndrome to prevent the significant associated morbidity and mortality.
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spelling pubmed-81438072021-05-28 A Pain in the Butt: A Case Series of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome Jackson, Jessica Ray Schreyer, Kraftin Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Series INTRODUCTION: Gluteal compartment syndrome is a rare and difficult-to-diagnose form of compartment syndrome. CASE SERIES: We present three patients with gluteal compartment syndrome and review the clinical presentation, imaging, and laboratory findings that assist in diagnosis. Suggestions for more readily diagnosing gluteal compartment syndrome are provided. CONCLUSION: Emergency physicians must be familiar with the diagnosis and management of gluteal compartment syndrome to prevent the significant associated morbidity and mortality. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021-04-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8143807/ /pubmed/34436990 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.3.51801 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Jackson et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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