Compartment syndrome of the arm and disseminated intravascular coagulation

D Bacal; R M Lampman; J V Hogikyan; S W Wolk

Compartment syndrome of the arm and disseminated intravascular coagulation

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2001 May;30(5):422-3.

Authors

D Bacal¹, R M Lampman, J V Hogikyan, S W Wolk

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 11370950

Abstract

We present the case of a woman who had coagulopathy and sepsis and who developed compartment syndrome of the arm. We discuss recognition and treatment of arm compartment syndrome and review the literature regarding this condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arm*
Compartment Syndromes / diagnosis
Compartment Syndromes / etiology*
Compartment Syndromes / therapy
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / complications*
Enterobacter cloacae / isolation & purification
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / complications
Female
Humans
Middle Aged