Salvi Andrea Emilio, Roda Simone, Florschutz Anthony Vatroslav
Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Mellino Mellini Hospital Trust, Civil Hospital of Iseo, Brescia, Italy.
Pol Orthop Traumatol. 2012 Jun 18;77:27-8.
Acute compartment syndrome is both a life and limb threatening surgical emergency, caused by an increase in compartment contents due to either trauma or surgery. We illustrate a foot compartment syndrome, clinically diagnosed, that took place after direct injury during a football match. Compartments release through fasciotomies promptly relieved symptoms. Educational images are furnished.