Anabolic steroid accelerated multicompartment syndrome following trauma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The case is reported of a 23 year old male body builder who was involved in a road traffic accident after taking anabolic steroids. The resulting trauma caused a severe life threatening acute multicompartment syndrome resulting in the need for urgent multiple fasciotomies.
Medical subject headings
- Anabolic Agents
- Compartment Syndromes
- Nandrolone
- Weight Lifting