Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh in a Football Athlete

作者：Arthur T. Lee, Gary S. Fanton, Timothy R. McAdams · 发表于：Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma · 年份：2005 · DOI：10.1097/01.bot.0000154482.44336.19 · 被引用次数：28 · 研究领域：Muscle and Compartmental Disorders、Body Contouring and Surgery、Tendon Structure and Treatment

We present a case of compartment syndrome of the thigh due to blunt injury in a Division I American football player managed with fasciotomy and vacuum-assisted wound closure. This case report discusses the vacuum-assisted wound closure dressing as an alternative to more traditional closure techniques such as suture retention devices and split-thickness skin grafting. We feel that any surgeon involved in performing fasciotomies should be familiar with this increasingly used closure device and its potential complications.