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Volar Forearm Compartment Syndrome Following Flexor Digitorum Profundus

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In the pediatric population, compartment syndrome in the upper extremity is a potentially devastating complication associated with many different etiologies, including fracture complications, vascular insufficiency, burns, and osteomyelitis.1-3 Fractures account for the majority of compartment syndromes described in children.1,3-7 We describe a case of forearm compartment syndrome in a 3-year-old girl with a flexor digitorum profundus muscle belly rupture and no associated fracture. To our knowledge, there have been no such reported cases of this type of injury causing compartment syndrome in this age group.


 

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