Acute anterior forearm compartment syndrome following wrist arthrodesis.


Published online: Jun 27 1999

Y Baeten, L De Smet, and G Fabry.

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Belgium.

Abstract

The authors report a case of anterior compartment syndrome in the forearm following total wrist arthrodesis via a dorsal approach. As far as they know this is the second case reported.