A rare case of thigh compartment syndrome following ultrasound guided muscle biopsy

Compartment syndrome in the thigh is rare and most frequently follows blunt trauma. Tissue biopsy is frequently performed to obtain a diagnosis for soft tissue lumps. We report a case of thigh compartment syndrome following an ultrasound guided biopsy for sarcoma in order to increase awareness of th...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Natalwala, Lauren Taylor, Andrew Morritt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:JPRAS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587816300079