Hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia, and compartment syndrome of the leg after downhill skiing on moguls.
Any process that increases intracompartmental pressure may precipitate compartment syndrome. We report the case of a patient with hypokalemia and hypophosphatemia who presented with compartment syndrome of the legs after a day of downhill skiing on moguls. The presentation is followed by a review of the pathophysiology, etiology, clinical presentation, and management of compartment syndrome, as well as the relationship between hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia, and the development of muscle injury.
Cook
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Community Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas.
Brown
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Roe
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D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017674:Hypophosphatemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D012865:Skiing