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RHABDOMYOLYSIS REQUIRING FASCIOTOMY FOLLOWING HEROIN ABUSE
Author(s) -
Vucak M. J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00282.x
Subject(s) - rhabdomyolysis , medicine , fasciotomy , heroin , compartment (ship) , surgery , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , drug , psychiatry , adverse effect , oceanography , geology
A 29 year old man presented with heroin overdose and rhabdomyolysis necessitating fasciotomy of the left leg muscle compartments. Early recognition of the syndrome of heroin‐induced rhabdomyolysis and compartment syndrome is essential to prevent long‐term orthopaedic complications.