Acute spontaneous compartment syndrome in recent onset type 1 diabetes

• DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.046425
• Publication Date: 2007-06-20T21:13:55Z
• Authors: H Mahdi; S. Gough; K. K Gill; B. Mahon
• Keywords: Compartment (ship)

Acute spontaneous compartment syndrome is a rare orthopaedic emergency that usually presents to general physicians as an acute medical admission. Most cases reported date, in patients with diabetes, are those long-standing disease or evidence of diabetic complications. An girl recent diagnosis type 1 diabetes here. Awareness the condition allows early recognition and diagnosis, thereby preventing more severe muscle necrosis disability.