title: Anabolic steroid accelerated multicompartment syndrome following trauma.
abstract: The case is reported of a 23 year old male body builder who was involved in a road traffic accident after taking anabolic steroids. The resulting trauma caused a severe life threatening acute multicompartment syndrome resulting in the need for urgent multiple fasciotomies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Hull, United Kindgom.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bahia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Platt
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baguley
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D009277:Nandrolone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014891:Weight Lifting
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D009277:Nandrolone