title: Gas-gangrene following arthroscopic surgery.
abstract: An arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament repair was followed by gas-gangrene and the development of a compartment syndrome. Treatment consisted of extensive fasciotomy, debridement, and antibiotic therapy with penicillin G, cefotiam, and metronidazole. The patient was also treated with five sessions of hyperbaric oxygen in a pressure chamber for a duration of 2 h per session. This therapeutic regimen resulted in the preservation of a functionally intact extremity despite severe complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ketterl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beckurts
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stübinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hipp
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Claudi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications