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Posterior thigh compartment syndrome associated with hamstring avulsion and antiplatelet therapy
Matteo Primavera1, Andrea Gatti2, Umberto Tarantino3
1Array. matteo.primavera91@gmail.com.
Background And Aim Of Work:
Posterior thigh compartment syndrome is a rare injury. We reported a case of a 49-year-old man developing posterior thigh compartment syndrome after an accidental fall at home causing hamstring tendon avulsion while assuming antiaggregant therapy.
Methods:
We decided to treat the patient with an immediate fasciotomy and tendon avulsion fixation with two anchors.
Results:
we managed to treat successfully our patient.
Conclusions:
We suggest to pay attention to a positive medical history for antiaggregant/anticoagulation therapy and to perform in the same surgical setting both fasciotomy and fixation.
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