title: Compartment syndrome of the foot in a child.
abstract: We report a case of a 12-year-old boy with acute compartment syndrome of the foot following a road-traffic accident. Due to the rarity of the injury, there was a delay in diagnosing the injury. An emergency fasciotomy was performed 19 hours after the injury. The foot healed with a mild extension contracture of the second toe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, National University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sharaf
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ajay
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography