title: Acute compartment syndrome of the foot in a 17-year-old boy.
abstract: Acute compartment syndrome is both a life and limb threatening surgical emergency, caused by an increase in compartment contents due to either trauma or surgery. We illustrate a foot compartment syndrome, clinically diagnosed, that took place after direct injury during a football match. Compartments release through fasciotomies promptly relieved symptoms. Educational images are furnished.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Mellino Mellini Hospital Trust, Civil Hospital of Iseo, Brescia, Italy. andreasalvi@bresciaonline.it
authors.forename: Andrea Emilio
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Salvi
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roda
authors.forename: Anthony Vatroslav
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Florschutz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome