Acute peroneal compartment syndrome in a well conditioned athlete: report of a case.
A case report of acute peroneal compartment syndrome occurring in a 25-year-old male softball player is presented, in which neuropraxia of the common peroneal nerve occurred within 8 hr after onset and in which complete recovery occurred after fasciotomy was done 13 hr after onset of symptoms. A plea is made for early diagnosis and complete fasciotomy carried out as a surgical emergency. This must be accomplished if results previously reported, indicating permanent disability in 80%, are to be improved.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001484:Baseball; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve; D013577:Syndrome