Delayed Presentation of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome: The Argument for Fasciotomy

A male patient in his fifties presented to his local hospital with numbness and weakness of the right leg which left him unable to mobilise. He reported injecting heroin the previous morning. Following an initial diagnosis of acute limb ischaemia the patient was transferred to a tertiary centre wher...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lawrence, John E., Cundall-Curry, Duncan J., Stohr, Kuldeep K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814676/