Mantripragada Anya, Konda Sanjana, Mangal Rohan, Gray Sanjiv, Ganti Latha
University of Central Florida.
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2024 Oct 1;16:123663. doi: 10.52965/001c.123663. eCollection 2024.
The authors report on the case of a 34-year-old male intravenous heroin user who experienced severe complications including deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and compartment syndrome (CS), in his left leg as a result of drug abuse. An immediate surgical intervention and subsequent physical therapy led to the patient's successful recovery. The diagnosis, clinical presentation and emergency department management are discussed.
作者报告了一例34岁男性静脉注射海洛因使用者的病例,该患者因药物滥用在左腿出现了严重并发症,包括深静脉血栓形成(DVT)和骨筋膜室综合征(CS)。立即进行的手术干预和随后的物理治疗使患者成功康复。文中讨论了该病例的诊断、临床表现及急诊科处理。