RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Compartment syndrome resulting from undetected ulnar artery injury in the absence of a forearm fracture
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr2014206763
DO 10.1136/bcr-2014-206763
VO 2014
A1 Priyanka Chadha
A1 Hawys Lloyd-Hughes
A1 Timothy Halsey
YR 2014
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2014/bcr-2014-206763.abstract
AB 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.