10.3205/GPRAS000002
Reichert, Bert
Bert
Reichert
Sievers, Reiner
Reiner
Sievers
Oti, Florian E.
Florian E.
Oti
Whole-body magnetic resonance in localization of a compartment syndrome in a high-voltage injury – a case-report
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2011
JournalArticle
magnetic resonance imaging
high voltage injury
compartment syndrome
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
2011-12-14
2011
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-gpras0000023
gpras000002
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GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery; 1:Doc02; ISSN not yet available
An 18-year-old male is suffering from a high-voltage injury and within only few hours develops very high serum levels of creatine kinase as well as brown colored urine. This indicates a compartment syndrome, but it is not possible to find its exact location only by clinical means. Therefore we immediately performed a MRI of the whole body. The area damaged most intensely was found in the right thigh and therefore we performed limited fasciotomy there. The tissue recovered within a few minutes. 6 months later no functional impairments have remained.
GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery; 1:Doc02; ISSN not yet available