title: Bilateral chronic compartment syndrome of the thenar muscles: A case report.
abstract: This case report features a patient with chronic bilateral compartment syndrome of the thenar muscles, which had appeared spontaneously 8 years earlier. The condition was progressive and symptoms recently had become worse. Pressure measurements were performed three times to establish the diagnosis: before, immediately after and 10 minutes after hand exertion. Pain relief was achieved by performing a fasciotomy of the right thenar compartment.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique, traumatologique, plastique et reconstructrice, assistance main, CHU Jean-Minjoz, 3, boulevard A.-Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France. Electronic address: mhaiun@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haiun
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine du sport, CHU Jean-Minjoz, 3, boulevard A.-Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique, traumatologique, plastique et reconstructrice, assistance main, CHU Jean-Minjoz, 3, boulevard A.-Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lepage
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Chronic compartment syndrome; Fasciotomie; Fasciotomy; Hand; Loge thénarienne; Main; Syndrome des loges chronique; Thenar compartment