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M Haiun1, F Michel2, D Lepage1
1Service de chirurgie orthopédique, traumatologique, plastique et reconstructrice, assistance main, CHU Jean-Minjoz, 3, boulevard A.-Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France.
Abstract:
This case report features a patient with chronic bilateral compartment syndrome of the thenar muscles, which had appeared spontaneously 8 years earlier. The condition was progressive and symptoms recently had become worse. Pressure measurements were performed three times to establish the diagnosis: before, immediately after and 10 minutes after hand exertion. Pain relief was achieved by performing a fasciotomy of the right thenar compartment.
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