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KMID : 0361620120470010075
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Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2012 Volume.47 No. 1 p.75 ~ p.78
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Acute Compartment Syndrome in Association with Spontaneous Muscle Infarction
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Wang Seong-Il
Park Jong-Hyuk
Lee Ju-Hong
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Abstract
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Diabetic muscle infarction is a rare complication of diabetes mellitus that is not clearly defined in the orthopedic literature. In addition, acute compartment syndrome in association with diabetic muscle infarction is a rarer disease, which has had only a few cases have been reported up to date. A large and painful swelling was noticed in the thigh of a 55-year-old female, who had not experienced trauma. The patient was diagnosed as having compartment syndrome with diabetic muscle infarction by magnetic resonance imaging. The patient underwent immediate fasciotomy, and recovered without any complications.
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KEYWORD
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diabetic muscular infarction, compartment syndromes, fasciotomy
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