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Br J Sports Med 2000;34:308-309 doi:10.1136/bjsm.34.4.308
  • Case Report

Anabolic steroid accelerated multicompartment syndrome following trauma

  1. H Bahia1,
  2. A Platt1,
  3. N B Hart1,
  4. P Baguley2
  1. 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Beverley Road, Hull, United Kingdom
  2. 2Department of Plastic Surgery, Middlesborough Hospital, Middlesborough, United Kingdom
  1. Correspondence to: Mr H Bahia, Kingston General Hospital, Beverley Road, Hull HU3 1UR, United Kingdom email: H.Bahia{at}medschool.hull.ac.uk
  • Accepted 10 March 2000

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.

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