Acute rhabdomyolysis following acute compartment syndrome of upper arm.
Compartment syndromes of the upper arm are rare, and patients presenting with suspected problem in this region may not have physical signs as obvious as those presenting with symptoms of forearm and lower extremity. This case report describes the aetiology, diagnosis and the management of compartment syndrome that presented in upper arm.
Rafiq
Imran
I
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, Lancashire, UK. imranrafiq@doctors.org.uk
Anderson
David J
DJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D001132:Arm; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*