Spontaneous tibial compartment syndrome in Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
We present a case of a patient with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) who spontaneously developed severe bilateral anterior tibial compartment syndromes which required extensive surgical treatment. While infarction of skeletal muscle in Type 1 DM remains rare and usually affects the larger compartments of the thigh, this diagnosis must be entertained in any patient presenting with acute leg pain. If a patient displays any features of acute compartment syndrome, prompt fasciotomy must be undertaken.
Smith
A L
AL
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wales, UK.
Laing
P W
PW
D000328:Adult; D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male