West African journal of medicine
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Compartment syndromes in children are rare, rarer still is the occurrence of metachronous compartment syndrome. ⋯ This case shows that a child could develop metachronous compartment syndrome in the legs following trivial injury and high index of suspicion is needed to recognize it. It also illustrates the importance of carrying out fasciotomy of all the four compartments to avoid recurrence of the pathology.