Gluteal Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2002.37.6.819
- Author:
Seung Rim PARK
1
;
Joon Soon KANG
;
Hyoung Soo KIM
;
Seung Hoon YEOUM
;
Ki Hong KO
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine Inha University, Sungnam, Korea. kangjoon@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gluteal compartment syndrome;
Sciatic nerve palsy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Ankle;
Buttocks;
Compartment Syndromes*;
Edema;
Emergencies;
Female;
Foot;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Sciatic Neuropathy
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2002;37(6):819-821
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 33-year-old female visited to our hospital complaining of severe painful swelling in her right buttock. Ten hours previously, she had fallen down stairs. Motor power of her ankle and foot were zero to trace and the intracompartment pressure of the gluteal region was 50 mmHg. MRI showed diffuse intramuscular edema of right gluteal muscle. Emergency fasciotomy of the gluteal compartment was per-formed and her neurologic signs gradually improved at a postoperative 24 hours. She recovered completely at postoperative 14 days without further sequelae.
