Case Reports
Volar Forearm Compartment Syndrome Following Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Am J Orthop. 2008 June;37(6):E108-E109
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Gene Choi, MD, James L. Huang, MD, Vincent Fowble, MD, and James Tucci, MD
Dr. Choi is Resident, Dr. Huang is Resident, and Dr. Fowble is Graduated Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, New York, New York.
Dr. Tucci is Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, New York, New York, and Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, New York, New York.
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead.
In the pediatric population, compartment syndrome in the upper extremity is a potentially devastating complication associated with many different etiologies, including fracture complications, vascular insufficiency, burns, and osteomyelitis.1-3 Fractures account for the majority of compartment syndromes described in children.1,3-7 We describe a case of forearm compartment syndrome in a 3-year-old girl with a flexor digitorum profundus muscle belly rupture and no associated fracture. To our knowledge, there have been no such reported cases of this type of injury causing compartment syndrome in this age group.