Acute compartment syndrome after open forearm fracture – scale of the problem and case report

• Authors: Ahmed Elsaftawy , Jerzy Jabłecki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Acute compartment syndrome is caused due to a sudden increase in the tissue pressure in a given fascial compartment. Missed and undiagnosed or not treated in time can lead to irreversible damage to limb muscles and nerves due to ischemia mechanism. This paper presents a case of a patient with an open forearm fracture treated conservatively in plaster.

Keywords

EN

acute compartment syndrome; open forearm fracture; fasciotomy

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 44-47

Dates

published

1 - 01 - 2014

online

27 - 02 - 2014

Contributors

author

Ahmed Elsaftawy

• Department of General Surgery, Centre of Limbs Replantation, Microsurgery and Hand Surgery, St Hledwig Hospital in Trzebnica

author

Jerzy Jabłecki

• Department of General Surgery, Centre of Limbs Replantation, Microsurgery and Hand Surgery, St Hledwig Hospital in Trzebnica

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pjs-2014-0008