Affiliation
Department of General Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Ireland.Issue Date
2012-02-03T15:10:45ZMeSH
AdultAnalgesia, Patient-Controlled
Anterior Compartment Syndrome/*diagnosis
Fibula/injuries
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Humans
Male
Tibial Fractures/*surgery
Time Factors
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Ir Med J. 2002 Jan;95(1):22.Journal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
11928785Abstract
We report the case of a young male patient who underwent intra-medullary nailing for a closed, displaced mid-shaft fracture of tibia and fibula. He was commenced on patient controlled analgesia post-operatively. A diagnosis of compartment syndrome in the patient's leg was delayed because he did not exhibit a pain response. This ultimately resulted in a below-knee amputation of the patient's leg. We caution against the use of patient controlled analgesia in any traumatised limb distal to the hip or the shoulder.Language
engISSN
0332-3102 (Print)0332-3102 (Linking)
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