Journal of the Korean Burn Society (대한화상학회지)

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Immediate Fasciotomy for Acute Thermal Contact Burn Combined with Compression Injury of the Right Forearm and Hand: A Case Report

우측 전완부와 수부에 화상과 압궤손상을 입은 환자에서 즉시 근막절제술: 증례보고

  • Jung, Sung Won (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hanil General Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Seungje (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hanil General Hospital) ;
  • Yoo, Kyung-Tak (Department of General Surgery, Hanil General Hospital)
  • Received : 2020.05.06
  • Accepted : 2020.05.19
  • Published : 2020.06.30
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Abstract

Treatment of compartment syndrome is early decompressive fasciotomy to prevent dreadful sequelae of ischemic necrosis of muscles and nerves. We experienced one patient of impending or early compartment syndrome of right forearm and hand caused by a hot compress machine. We did immediate fasciotomy on forearm and late flap coverage with skin graft in this patient with good results.

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