INTRODUCTION Acute compartment syndrome is a surgical emergency requiring immediate fasciotomy. Spontaneous onset of acute compartment syndrome of the lower limbs is rare. We present a very rare case of pneumococcal sepsis leading to spontaneous acute compartment syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION A 40-year-old Caucasian man presented as an emergency with spontaneous onset of pain in both legs and s...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) through transradial pathway is associated with lower risk of severe vascular problems comparing to transfemoral. It reported that the acute compartment syndrome (ACS) in forearm significant leg. A 47 y.o. male ACS following a approach PCI due inferior myocardial infarction was reported. The patient experienced pain and swelling his right for 7 hr after p...

Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is a significant source of lower extremity pain and morbidity in the athletic population. Although endoscopic techniques have been introduced, open fasciotomy remains the mainstay of surgical treatment because of the paucity of evidence in support of an endoscopic approach. The literature on surgical management of CECS is mixed, and overall success...

BACKGROUND Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) involves a painful increase in compartment pressure caused by exercise and relieved by rest, common in athletes. The most common site for CECS in the lower limbs is the anterior leg compartment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of a single minimal incision fasciotomy in athletes and their capability to return to high lev...

BACKGROUND Dupuytren's contractures are fibrous cords under the skin of the palm of the hand. The contractures are painless but cause one or more fingers to curl into the palm, resulting in loss of function. Standard treatment within the NHS is surgery to remove (fasciectomy) or divide (fasciotomy) the contractures, and the treatment offered is frequently determined by surgeon preference. This ...

On Initial Examinations: Tender swollen left knee, with difficulty examining ligaments due to pain but ligaments appear intact. Intact sensation distal to knee, but unable to palpate distal pulses. Investigation: X-ray NAD Initial Diagnosis: Patella Dislocation with ?vascular injury Initial Plan: Referred to Orthopaedics. Subsequent Examination: Painful swollen knee and calf, 2cm circumference ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine whether resection of the nerve that innervates the origin of the adductor muscle group in addition to an adductor fasciotomy will decrease pain and improve function in patients with a chronic "groin pull." METHODS The authors conducted a retrospective multicenter chart review of 12 patients presenting with refractory groin pull. In two pat...

Dupuytren disease is highly prevalent and the finger contractures can be very extensile, compromising the patients' hand function. To restore full function, contractures have been addressed by cutting the causative strands for nearly 200 years, ever since Baron Guillaume Dupuytren demonstrated his technique at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Surgery can be minimal (fasciotomy) or quite...