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- Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh Caused by Contusion: 4 Cases Report
- Oog-Jin Shon, M.D., Gi-Beom Kim, M.D., Chul-Hyun Park, M.D.
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Journal of the Korean Fracture Society 2012;25(3):215-218.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2012.25.3.215
Published online: July 16, 2012
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- Address reprint requests to: Chul-Hyun Park, M.D. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 170, Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-717, Korea. Tel: 82-53-620-3640, Fax: 82-53-628-4020, chpark77@naver.com
• Received: January 16, 2012 • Revised: February 27, 2012 • Accepted: May 21, 2012
Copyright © 2012 The Korean Fracture Society
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Abstract
- Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh, which usually occurs in the anterior compartment, is a rare condition. It can have various causes including femur fractures, vessel injury, pseudoaneurysm of the femoral or popliteal artery, and use of anticoagulant. However, there have been few reports of acute compartment syndrome of the thigh without fracture caused by blunt trauma. We report 4 cases of acute compartment syndrome of the thigh without fracture caused by blunt trauma, in which three patients were treated with fasciotomy and a Vacuum-Assisted wound Closure system and the other one had a delayed diagnosis, and eventually underwent above-knee amputation.
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Fig. 2
(A) Photograph taken postoperatively shows decompressive fasciotomy using a single-incision technique on the left lateral thigh. Photographs taken 3 days (B) and 7 days post-operatively (C) show reduced soft tissue swelling. (D) Photograph taken 10 days post-operatively shows delayed wound closure.
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Fig. 1
Pre-operative radiographs show soft tissue swelling without fracture around the distal femur.
Fig. 2
(A) Photograph taken postoperatively shows decompressive fasciotomy using a single-incision technique on the left lateral thigh. Photographs taken 3 days (B) and 7 days post-operatively (C) show reduced soft tissue swelling. (D) Photograph taken 10 days post-operatively shows delayed wound closure.
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Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh Caused by Contusion: 4 Cases Report
