Repeat compartment decompression with partial fasciectomy.
After having had a standard decompression for anterior compartment syndrome, five patients presented with persistent symptoms and pressure values above normal. A repeat procedure combined with fasciectomy relieved their pain; postoperative pressure values were normal.
D000328:Adult; D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000601:surgery*; D005205:Fascia / Q000473:pathology; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011312:Pressure; D012086:Reoperation