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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
; 57(10): 1328-30, 2013 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24020485
RESUMO
We here present a paediatric case with development of acute compartment syndrome in the lower leg secondary to a tibial shaft fracture. The patient was diagnosed in time because of breakthrough pain, despite a well-functioning continuous peripheral nerve block with ropivacaine infusion. Compartment syndrome is a potentially devastating complication to trauma, typically fractures of the tibial shaft and the forearm because of the relatively tight facias and small volume of these compartments.