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Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh following minor trauma in a patient on dual anti‐platelet therapy
Author(s) -
Calabro Lorenzo J,
Dick Charles G,
Lutz Michael J
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01379.x
Subject(s) - medicine , compartment (ship) , concomitant , thigh , surgery , compartment syndromes , anesthesia , oceanography , analgesic , geology
Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh is a rare surgical emergency. It is usually associated with high energy trauma and concomitant femoral fracture. We present the case of a 54 year old man who developed acute compartment syndrome of the thigh following a low energy traumatic hamstring tear. Background anti‐platelet therapy and hospital prescribed anticoagulants were likely contributors to this pathology. We describe these factors and discuss the issues associated with assessment of minor trauma in the anti‐coagulated patient.