Upper Arm Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Maeckelbergh, Liselore; Colen, Sascha; Anné, Ludwig
- Source
- Orthopaedic Surgery. Aug2013, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p229-232. 4p.
- Subject
- *TRAUMATIC shock (Pathology)
*ANTICOAGULANTS
*DISEASES of the anatomical extremities
*NECROSIS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1757-7853
The article describes the case of a compartment syndrome of the upper arm following a minor trauma in a patient using anticoagulants. Compartment syndrome is a limb-threatening and life-threatening condition. Increased levels of pressure in compartment can lead to tissue necrosis, permanent functional impairment and possible renal failure and death due to acute rhabdomyolysis, if untreated.