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Bilateral anterior tibial compartment syndrome in association with hypothyroidism
A K Thacker1, D Agrawal, N B Sarkari
1Department of Medicine, B.R.D. Medical College, Gorakhpur, India.
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|November 1, 1993
Insights
Bilateral anterior tibial compartment syndrome (ATCS) is rarely identified. This case study documents a previously unrecorded association between hypothyroidism and bilateral ATCS, highlighting a potential new cause.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Orthopedics
Background:
- Anterior tibial compartment syndrome (ATCS) can result from vascular or traumatic issues, leading to myoneural ischemia.
- The etiology of ATCS remains unidentified in a significant number of patients.
Abstract:
Local vascular and traumatic involvement are well-recognized causes of anterior tibial compartment syndrome (ATCS) terminating as myoneural ischaemia. However, in a large number of patients the cause of ATCS remains unidentified. We document the occurrence of bilateral ATCS in a patient of hypothyroidism, to our knowledge a previously unrecorded association.