CHRONIC COMPARTMENT SYNDROME OF LOWER LEG. AN UNUSUAL CASE IN NON ATHLETIC PATIENT

December 30, 2016
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Andrea Schiavone¹, Michele Bisaccia¹, Luigi Meccariello², Giuseppe Rinonapoli¹, Luigi Piscitelli¹, Mattia Manni¹, Cristina Ibáñez Vicente¹, Olga Bisaccia³, Auro Caraffa¹

1) Division of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.

2) Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neuroscience, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Siena, University Hospital “Santa Maria alle Scotte”, Siena, Italy.

3) Department of Diagnostic Imaging, “Niguarda Ca’ Granda” Hospital, Milano Italy.

Disclosure: The author has declared no conflicts of interest.

Received: 06.07.16 Accepted: 22.07.16

Citation: 10.5455/ijsm.chronic-compartment-syndrome

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Abstract:

Chronic exertional anterior compartment syndrome is debilitating disease of lower limb. The clinical picture is characterised by limited symptomology at rest, pain during sporting activities, tumefaction and contractures of limb as well impotency by pain of the entire forefoot and hypoesthesia. Usually the most affected patients are athletes. We analyse a case of chronic post traumatic compartment syndrome of the anterior tibial muscle in an unsportsmanlike patient.

Keywords: chronic compartment syndrome; fasciotomy; non atheltic patient; post traumatic

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Schiavone, A., Bisaccia, M., Meccariello, L., Rinonapoli, G., Piscitelli, L., Manni, M., VICENTE, C., Bisaccia, O. and Caraffa, A. (2016) ‘CHRONIC COMPARTMENT SYNDROME OF LOWER LEG. AN UNUSUAL CASE IN NON ATHLETIC PATIENT’, International Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 2(4), pp. 234–238. doi: 10.5455/ijsm.chronic-compartment-syndrome.