title: Acute anterior forearm compartment syndrome following wrist arthrodesis.
abstract: The authors report a case of anterior compartment syndrome in the forearm following total wrist arthrodesis via a dorsal approach. As far as they know this is the second case reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baeten
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabry
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery*