TY - JOUR T1 - Compartment syndrome resulting from undetected ulnar artery injury in the absence of a forearm fracture JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2014-206763 VL - 2014 SP - bcr2014206763 AU - Priyanka Chadha AU - Hawys Lloyd-Hughes AU - Timothy Halsey Y1 - 2014/12/23 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2014/bcr-2014-206763.abstract N2 - A 6-year-old boy presented following a transient crush injury to his forearm. He displayed mild abrasions but no laceration or associated fractures. The injury resulted in traumatic rupture of the ulnar artery, which caused a large forearm haematoma and an acute forearm compartment syndrome. Prompt clinical diagnosis and operative intervention were required to prevent disastrous consequences. ER -