RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute compartment syndrome of the anterior thigh following quadriceps strain in a footballer
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 218
OP 220
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2003.004762
VO 38
IS 2
A1 B J Burns
A1 J Sproule
A1 H Smyth
YR 2004
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/2/218.abstract
AB A rare case is presented of acute anterior compartment syndrome in the thigh of a footballer caused by an acute quadriceps strain, exacerbated by poor first aid and alcohol ingestion. Decompressive fasciotomy with subsequent split skin grafting of the wound defect resulted in a satisfactory outcome. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion lest it be overlooked with inevitably disastrous consequences.