title: Isolated anterior compartment syndrome after a bimalleolar-equivalent ankle fracture in a collegiate football player.
abstract: Compartment syndrome after an ankle fracture is an extremely rare and potentially devastating event. The authors report a case of an isolated anterior compartment syndrome in a college student athlete who suffered a bimalle olar ankle fracture dislocation. A review of the literature highlights the importance of vigilance when the sports medicine physician and the community orthopaedist are treating these seemingly basic orthopaedic injuries.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Starr
authors.forename: Kenneth G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Swan
authors.forename: Kenneth G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Swan