Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh following total knee arthroplasty.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.knee.2011.02.007.
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Abstract
A 62year old man developed a compartment syndrome of the thigh after total knee arthroplasty. Twelve years previously he had a HTO of the same knee complicated by a compartment syndrome of the calf. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed with intracompartmental pressure measurement. Following fasciotomy pressures were normalized and further course was uncomplicated. Compartment syndrome of the thigh is a rare, but potentially devastating, complication following total knee arthroplasty. A previous compartment syndrome of the calf is identified as a risk factor.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Compartment Syndromes
- Thigh
Anatomy
- knee