Bilateral acute-on-chronic exertional lateral compartment syndrome of the leg: a case report and review of the literature
| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Beidseitiges akutes, aus einem chronischen belastungsbedingten lateralen Kompartmentsyndrom entstandenes Kompartmentsyndrom des Beines: Fallbericht und Literaturanalyse |
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| Autor: | Goldfarb, S.J.; Kaeding, C.C. |
| Erschienen in: | Clinical journal of sport medicine |
| Veröffentlicht: | 7 (1997), 1, S. 59-62, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 1050-642X, 1536-3724 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199801208920 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Purpose: We report a previously undescribed case of bilateral acute exertional compartment syndrome of the lateral compartment arising from pre-existing chronic exertional compartment syndromes. Case summary: A 21-year-old football player hat a 1-year history of bilateral chronic exertional compartment syndrome. One day after practice his usual symptoms progressed instead of abated and he presented at 3:00 AM with bilateral acute lateral compartment syndromes. His lateral compartment pressures were >100 mmHg. Emergency surgical releases were performed and the patient recovered well with full return to competitive football in 4 weeks. Discussion: No prior case of acute-on-chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lateral compartment has been reported. In addition, this is a case of bilateral acute exertional compartment syndrome. The literature is reviewed with discussion of differential diagnosis, distribution, pathophysiology, and treatment of exertional compartment syndrome. Relevance: Failure to recognize and emergently treat progression of a chronic to an acute exertional compartment syndrome can be devastating. Verf.-Referat