Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh Following Manipulation to Treat Knee Stiffness after Total Knee Arthroplasty.
10.4055/jkoa.2015.50.1.55
- Author:
Ju Hong LEE
1
;
Seong Il WANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. wsi1205@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
knee;
arthroplasty;
stiffness;
manipulation;
compartment syndromes
- MeSH:
Aged;
Arthritis, Infectious;
Arthroplasty*;
Compartment Syndromes*;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Knee*;
Leg;
Risk Factors;
Thigh*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2015;50(1):55-59
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 67-year-old man developed compartment syndrome of the thigh following manipulation for treatment of knee stiffness after a total knee arthroplasty. Three months earlier, he had undergone arthroscopic synovectomies twice for treatment of septic arthritis in the same leg. Manipulation for treatment of stiffness concomitant with periarticular inflammation is a possible risk factor of compartment syndrome.
