title: Acute compartment syndrome following distal biceps tendon rupture in an otherwise healthy male.
abstract: This case presents acute compartment syndrome of the anterior upper arm following a distal biceps tendon rupture in an otherwise healthy 33-year-old male. Biceps compartment syndrome following biceps tendon rupture has been rarely reported, and to our knowledge, only 2 other cases have been reported in the literature. In both of these previous cases, it was associated with anticoagulation therapy in elderly men. This is the only case reported of a biceps compartment syndrome in an otherwise healthy young male.
authors: US Army, Fort Bliss, TX. paul.j.lanier.mil@mail.mil.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Lanier
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Martin
authors: Amr
authors: A
authors: Abdelgawad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome