Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following Vascular and Neurological Injuries
Gluteal compartment syndrome is a serious but rare condition that has recently been increasingly reported in literature. This report presents two cases that followed neurological and vascular injuries (first case: an injury of the superior gluteal artery; second case: neurological injury bilaterally...
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| description | Gluteal compartment syndrome is a serious but rare condition that has recently been increasingly reported in literature. This report presents two cases that followed neurological and vascular injuries (first case: an injury of the superior gluteal artery; second case: neurological injury bilaterally). A high index of suspicion and attention is needed to early diagnose this condition due to the possibility of developing serious and potentially fatal complications and difficulty in management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-518d7d8597f345d7bf7d7a6e25d86b902025-02-03T05:46:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/869139869139Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following Vascular and Neurological InjuriesMahmoud A. Hafez0Moustafa Radwan1The Orthopaedic Department, October 6 University, Giza 11787, EgyptThe Orthopaedic Department, October 6 University, Giza 11787, EgyptGluteal compartment syndrome is a serious but rare condition that has recently been increasingly reported in literature. This report presents two cases that followed neurological and vascular injuries (first case: an injury of the superior gluteal artery; second case: neurological injury bilaterally). A high index of suspicion and attention is needed to early diagnose this condition due to the possibility of developing serious and potentially fatal complications and difficulty in management.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/869139 |
| spellingShingle | Mahmoud A. Hafez Moustafa Radwan Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following Vascular and Neurological Injuries Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following Vascular and Neurological Injuries |
| title_full | Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following Vascular and Neurological Injuries |
| title_fullStr | Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following Vascular and Neurological Injuries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following Vascular and Neurological Injuries |
| title_short | Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following Vascular and Neurological Injuries |
| title_sort | gluteal compartment syndrome following vascular and neurological injuries |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/869139 |
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