Bilateral peroneal compartment syndrome after horse riding
Krishant S. Naidu, MBBS
Orthopaedic Unit, Department of Surgery, Sunshine Hospital, Western Health, Victoria 3021, Australia
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Fig. 1
Axial and coronal MRI showing lateral peroneal compartment ischemic changes.
A healthy 20-year-old woman developed acute ischemia of the lateral compartment of both calves shortly after a 30-minute horse ride. On one side, she developed compartment syndrome with resultant complete myonecrosis of the compartment, whereas on the other side, there was spontaneous resolution. To our knowledge, this is the first report of bilateral lateral compartment ischemia after horse riding. Atraumatic compartment syndrome is a rare entity and is often missed at initial presentation. We discuss aspects of her management together with a review of the literature.
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