Bilateral chronic compartment syndrome of the thenar muscles: A case report.

Chir Main

Service de chirurgie orthopédique, traumatologique, plastique et reconstructrice, assistance main, CHU Jean-Minjoz, 3, boulevard A.-Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France.

Published: September 2015

This case report features a patient with chronic bilateral compartment syndrome of the thenar muscles, which had appeared spontaneously 8 years earlier. The condition was progressive and symptoms recently had become worse. Pressure measurements were performed three times to establish the diagnosis: before, immediately after and 10 minutes after hand exertion. Pain relief was achieved by performing a fasciotomy of the right thenar compartment.

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