Journal of Medical & Surgical Pathology
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Dr, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Mohammed First Oujda Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Oujda, Morocco

Publications

• Case Report   
  Compartment Syndrome of the Hand: A Rare Localization with a Poor Prognosis: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review
  Author(s): Walid Bouziane*, Jamal Karbal, Omar Agoumi and Abdelkrim Daoudi
  
  Background: Compartment syndrome is a medical-surgical emergency. In fact, it is a "race against the clock" to reduce, as quickly as possible, the pressure inside a well-defined muscular compartment. Its development at the hand level as part of a crushing trauma is a rare localization and mainly affects the radial interosseous muscular compartment. The diagnosis of hand compartment syndrome is primarily clinical. Its classical clinical triad includes spontaneous pain, paralysis, and pain increase during passive extension. Any additional examination must not, in any sense, delay the patient's management. Ignoring this surgical emergency can cause permanent damage to the hand. Case presentation: In this article, we will discuss our experience with two cases who presented with hand compartment syndrome after suffering numerous met.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2472-4971.22.07.246

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