title: Acute Compartment Syndrome After Gastrocnemius Rupture (Tennis Leg) in a Nonathlete Without Trauma.
abstract: Acute compartment syndrome is a serious emergency that warrants urgent decompression, and tennis leg (i.e., rupture of the medial head of the gastrocnemius) is a known clinical condition that is usually treated symptomatically, with good results overall. In rare cases, acute compartment syndrome is associated with tennis leg after severe direct muscle trauma or severe exercise in athletes or physically active individuals. We present an unusual case of acute compartment syndrome secondary to tennis leg after the patient, a nonathlete, had disembarked from a truck without any trauma. Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for atraumatic compartment syndrome, and timely surgical fasciotomy must be undertaken to avoid complications resulting from delayed diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Huang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muliang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deye
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: zouyuyanlitao@sina.cn.
authors.forename: Ni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jiangdong
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
keywords: athlete; compartment syndrome; emergency; trauma