Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh Following Manipulation to Treat Knee Stiffness after Total Knee Arthroplasty

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  • Ju Hong Lee
  • Seong-Il Wang
چکیده

A 67-year-old man developed compartment syndrome of the thigh following manipulation for treatment of knee stiffness after a total knee arthroplasty. Three months earlier, he had undergone arthroscopic synovectomies twice for treatment of septic arthritis in the same leg. Manipulation for treatment of stiffness concomitant with periarticular inflammation is a possible risk factor of compartment syndrome.

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تاریخ انتشار 2015