When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a Fracture
Compartment syndrome of the forearm is a well-described clinical entity, but only a few case reports on hand compartment syndromes have been reported due to its rarity. The early recognition and treatment of this potential threat to the limb are important in order to prevent permanent disability and...
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| author | Edmund M. Bediako Geraldine K. Mould Eadbert Nortey Abigail Mills-Annoh Priscilla Kyei-Baffour Ama Ekem Jemima C. A. Clarke Eugene F. E. K. Apaloo Susan Quartey-Papafio Kwame Ekremet |
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| description | Compartment syndrome of the forearm is a well-described clinical entity, but only a few case reports on hand compartment syndromes have been reported due to its rarity. The early recognition and treatment of this potential threat to the limb are important in order to prevent permanent disability and other life-threatening complications. This is a documented case report on the late presentation of compartment syndrome of the hand following a fall. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67cd558b04914e9d863a2ac4d73f6a172025-08-20T02:24:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67572025-01-01202510.1155/cro/1830898When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a FractureEdmund M. Bediako0Geraldine K. Mould1Eadbert Nortey2Abigail Mills-Annoh3Priscilla Kyei-Baffour4Ama Ekem5Jemima C. A. Clarke6Eugene F. E. K. Apaloo7Susan Quartey-Papafio8Kwame Ekremet9Emergency DepartmentEmergency DepartmentEmergency DepartmentEmergency DepartmentEmergency DepartmentEmergency DepartmentEmergency DepartmentEmergency DepartmentEmergency DepartmentEmergency DepartmentCompartment syndrome of the forearm is a well-described clinical entity, but only a few case reports on hand compartment syndromes have been reported due to its rarity. The early recognition and treatment of this potential threat to the limb are important in order to prevent permanent disability and other life-threatening complications. This is a documented case report on the late presentation of compartment syndrome of the hand following a fall.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/cro/1830898 |
| spellingShingle | Edmund M. Bediako Geraldine K. Mould Eadbert Nortey Abigail Mills-Annoh Priscilla Kyei-Baffour Ama Ekem Jemima C. A. Clarke Eugene F. E. K. Apaloo Susan Quartey-Papafio Kwame Ekremet When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a Fracture Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a Fracture |
| title_full | When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a Fracture |
| title_fullStr | When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a Fracture |
| title_full_unstemmed | When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a Fracture |
| title_short | When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a Fracture |
| title_sort | when time is not on your side delayed recognition of hand compartment syndrome after a fracture |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/cro/1830898 |
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