Abstract
A 41-year-old man experienced severe pain in the forearm after undergoing ulnar shortening
osteotomy to treat positive ulnar variance, a complication of a fracture of the distal
end of the radius. The patient had compartment syndrome with compartment pressure
of 55 mm Hg. A decompressive fasciotomy of the volar compartment provided total relief
of pain and, subsequently, full recovery of all functions. We report the case and
discuss the serious nature of compartment syndrome, its associated complications,
and methods of diagnosis and management. (J Hand Surg 2000; 25A:358–359. Copyright
© 2000 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.)
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Publication history
Accepted:
November 24,
1999
Received:
March 5,
1999
Footnotes
*No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commerical party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article
**Reprint requests: Kirti Moholkar, MD, 14, The Village, Porterstown, Clonsilla, Dublin 5, Ireland.
*0363-5023/00/25A02-0024$3.00/0
**J Hand Surg 2000; 25A:358–359
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© 2000 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
