title: Forearm muscle necrosis after radial artery harvesting for coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: Donor site complications after radial artery harvesting for coronary revascularization have been primarily wound related and parasthesias. Forearm muscle compartment syndrome has only been reported once. A patient underwent successful coronary revascularization with a radial artery graft; however his forearm extensor muscles necrosed, possibly from a missed compartment syndrome, and he required tendon transfers to provide finger and wrist extension.
authors.affiliation: Ponce Plastic Surgery, Mercedita, Puerto Rico. deowallchattar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Deowall
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chattar-Cora
mesh_terms: D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects*