© 2000 the British Journal of Sports Medicine
Case report
Anabolic steroid accelerated multicompartment syndrome following trauma
1 Department of Plastic Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Beverley Road, Hull, United Kingdom
2 Department of Plastic Surgery, Middlesborough Hospital, Middlesborough, United Kingdom
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to: Mr H Bahia, Kingston General Hospital, Beverley Road, Hull HU3 1UR, United Kingdom email: H.Bahia{at}medschool.hull.ac.uk
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.
Key Words: anabolic steroids; body builder; trauma; multicompartment syndrome
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