title: Acute compartment syndrome after medial gastrocnemius tear.
abstract: Acute compartment syndrome after medial gastrocnemius tear is very rare. It can involve the superficial posterior compartment alone or progress to involve all the 4 compartments of the lower legs. Those patients with high pain tolerance and minor trauma can lead to delayed presentation. Immediate fasciotomy is the treatment of choice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Therapeutic Level IV, Case Study.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors: Yan Kit
authors: YK
authors: Sit
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China luithderek@yahoo.co.uk.
authors: Tun Hing
authors: TH
authors: Lui
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology
keywords: compartment syndrome; gastrocnemius; muscle tear