Spontaneous Compartment Syndrome in a Patient on Long-Term Anticoagulation
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 18 (1) , 41-42
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-7681(93)90193-j
Abstract
The case is reported of a 35-year-old lady on long-term anticoagulation with warfarin who developed a spontaneous acute compartment syndrome in the forearm. Despite a delay in diagnosis, an extensive decompression resulted in complete recovery.Keywords
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