title: Compartment syndrome in the forearms of two neonates.
abstract: Two neonates with proximal dorsal swelling and skin necrosis had median, ulnar, and particularly radial nerve palsies after birth, which was interpreted as compartment syndrome in the forearm. The swelling in case 1 disappeared, the skin lesion in case 2 healed, and the functions of nerves recovered almost completely in both cases, although the forearm and hand in the second patient were shorter and thinner than the contralateral side.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Hand Surgery, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lars B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Dahlin
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Erichs
authors.forename: Hans-Eric
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rosberg
mesh_terms: D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology