• Orthopaedic review · May 1990

    Review Case Reports

    Acute anterior thigh compartment syndrome complicating quadriceps hematoma. Two case reports and review of the literature.

    • S C Klasson and J L Vander Schilden.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
    • Orthop Rev. 1990 May 1;19(5):421-7.

    AbstractAcute compartment syndrome of the thigh has been reported infrequently. To date, only eight cases from isolated blunt trauma without fracture have been reported. Two additional cases caused by intramuscular hematomas following blunt, low-energy trauma, which were treated successfully with emergency fasciotomies, are presented. The morbidity from this syndrome varies from mild, with quadriceps weakness, fatigue, and myositis ossificans, to severe, with limb-threatening vascular compromise. Morbidity can be avoided if a high level of suspicion is maintained, compartment pressures are measured, fasciotomies are performed, and hematomas are drained. Postoperatively, patients can expect a dramatic decrease in pain and a quick return of quadriceps function with aggressive physical rehabilitation.

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