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2001641

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
A 67-year-old woman, having been hit in the lower leg by a car bumper in a road accident, developed a compartment syndrome in the lower leg without any bone injury. In the following weeks typical contractures of the affected muscles occurred with talipes equinus and clawfoot deformities. In addition there developed insertion tendinitis of the affected muscle groups of the anterior tibia. A year later magnetic resonance imaging (with normal radiological findings) revealed fatty degeneration and muscle fibrosis. The patient complained of pain at rest and on movement in the proximal tibia, and there was definite pain on pressure over the proximal end of the tibia. Conservative treatment having failed, the Achilles tendon and the long flexor muscle of the toes were lengthened by operation. Both signs and symptoms then improved. A compartment syndrome may develop after blunt trauma even in the absence of bony injury. If there are the appropriate clinical signs, intracompartmental pressure measurement is the procedure of choice to confirm the diagnosis quickly and thus avoid sequelae.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0012-0472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
116
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
375-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Compartment syndrome after impact trauma from a car bumper].
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopädische Klinik, Universität Düsseldorf.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports