title: The bilateral ulnar artery involvement in Type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - a case report.
abstract: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type IV, the vascular type, is a rare hereditary condition. Major arteries are often affected in this type. In this paper, we present the first case report in the world in which forearm compartment syndrome caused by the bilateral ulnar artery rupture in this type. Successful treatment such as incision of the forearm fascia and ligation of the ulnar artery was performed.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa Medical Center, Kanazawa, Japan. ikeikemed@yahoo.co.jp
authors: Kazuo
authors: K
authors: Ikeda
authors: Naoki
authors: N
authors: Osamura
authors: Satomi
authors: S
authors: Kasashima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000601:surgery*