A Case of Acute Compartment Syndrome Resolved Without Surgical Intervention

Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is often a result of a traumatic event or fractures. Nevertheless, other non-traumatic etiologies may rarely cause ACS. We present a case of a male patient who presented with unilateral below-the-knee pain without trauma or any external factor and was treated conserv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alssaggaf, Abdulqader A, Alzahrani, Rakan A, Alquzi, Abdulrahman S, Alghamdi, Mohammed S, Alhamdan, Amal A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9365711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35967176
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26761
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Sumario:Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is often a result of a traumatic event or fractures. Nevertheless, other non-traumatic etiologies may rarely cause ACS. We present a case of a male patient who presented with unilateral below-the-knee pain without trauma or any external factor and was treated conservatively. A diagnosis of idiopathic compartment syndrome was made by MRI.

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