Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Arm after Minor Trauma in a Patient with Optimal Range of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Case Report

Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Arm after Minor Trauma in a Patient with Optimal Range of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Case Report

Compartment syndrome of the arm is a rare event that can be subsequent to trauma or other pathological and physical conditions. At the arm the thin and elastic fascia may allow accumulation of blood more than in other districts, especially in patients undergoing anticoagulant therapy. We describe a...

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Main Authors: Paolo Titolo, Patrizia Milani, Bernardino Panero, Davide Ciclamini, Giulia Colzani, Stefano Artiaco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/980940
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spelling doaj-fa608b29f0cb456cb729e30a73c436a62020-11-25T01:28:17ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572014-01-01201410.1155/2014/980940980940Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Arm after Minor Trauma in a Patient with Optimal Range of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Case ReportPaolo Titolo0Patrizia Milani1Bernardino Panero2Davide Ciclamini3Giulia Colzani4Stefano Artiaco5Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, AO Città della Salute e della Scienza, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Via Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, AO Città della Salute e della Scienza, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Via Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, AO Città della Salute e della Scienza, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Via Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, AO Città della Salute e della Scienza, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Via Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, AO Città della Salute e della Scienza, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Via Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, AO Città della Salute e della Scienza, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center, Via Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, ItalyCompartment syndrome of the arm is a rare event that can be subsequent to trauma or other pathological and physical conditions. At the arm the thin and elastic fascia may allow accumulation of blood more than in other districts, especially in patients undergoing anticoagulant therapy. We describe a rare case of an acute compartment syndrome of the arm after minor trauma with partial biceps brachii rupture in a patient with warfarin therapy and optimal value of INR. Prompt diagnosis and surgical decompression helped to avoid the occurrence of complications with a satisfying recovery of arm function.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/980940
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author Paolo Titolo
Patrizia Milani
Bernardino Panero
Davide Ciclamini
Giulia Colzani
Stefano Artiaco
spellingShingle Paolo Titolo
Patrizia Milani
Bernardino Panero
Davide Ciclamini
Giulia Colzani
Stefano Artiaco
Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Arm after Minor Trauma in a Patient with Optimal Range of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Case Report
Case Reports in Orthopedics
author_facet Paolo Titolo
Patrizia Milani
Bernardino Panero
Davide Ciclamini
Giulia Colzani
Stefano Artiaco
author_sort Paolo Titolo
title Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Arm after Minor Trauma in a Patient with Optimal Range of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Case Report
title_short Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Arm after Minor Trauma in a Patient with Optimal Range of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Case Report
title_full Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Arm after Minor Trauma in a Patient with Optimal Range of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Case Report
title_fullStr Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Arm after Minor Trauma in a Patient with Optimal Range of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Arm after Minor Trauma in a Patient with Optimal Range of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Case Report
title_sort acute compartment syndrome of the arm after minor trauma in a patient with optimal range of oral anticoagulant therapy: a case report
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Orthopedics
issn 2090-6749
2090-6757
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Compartment syndrome of the arm is a rare event that can be subsequent to trauma or other pathological and physical conditions. At the arm the thin and elastic fascia may allow accumulation of blood more than in other districts, especially in patients undergoing anticoagulant therapy. We describe a rare case of an acute compartment syndrome of the arm after minor trauma with partial biceps brachii rupture in a patient with warfarin therapy and optimal value of INR. Prompt diagnosis and surgical decompression helped to avoid the occurrence of complications with a satisfying recovery of arm function.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/980940
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