Compartment syndrome with muscle necrosis following repair of hernia of tibialis anterior. Case report.
Repair of a hernia of m. tibialis anterior was followed by acute compartment syndrome with complete muscular necrosis. If surgical treatment of a muscle hernia is found to be justified, it should consist of fasciotomy and not closure of the fascial defect.
Almdahl
S M
SM
Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Tromsø, Norway.
Due
J
J
Samdal
F A
FA
D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009336:Necrosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013977:Tibia