Simvastatin Induced Rhabdomyolysis of Anterior Compartment of Leg Resulting in Foot Drop

A 65-year-old physically active man presented with sudden onset leg pain and inability to dorsiflex his foot following a trivial fall. There was no tenseness in the anterior compartment and compartment pressure was normal. Three days later he developed erythema with pitting oedema of the leg. Serum...

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Main Authors: S Mukhopadhyay, A Nazir, A I R Jenkins, R Rhys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2009-11-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:http://morthoj.org/2009v3n2/Simvastatin-Induced.pdf