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Case Reports
. 1993 Feb;18(1):41-2.
doi: 10.1016/0266-7681(93)90193-j.

Spontaneous compartment syndrome in a patient on long-term anticoagulation

D Griffiths  1 , D H Jones
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Spontaneous compartment syndrome in a patient on long-term anticoagulation

D Griffiths et al. J Hand Surg Br. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

The case is reported of a 35-year-old lady on long-term anticoagulation with warfarin who developed a spontaneous acute compartment syndrome in the forearm. Despite a delay in diagnosis, an extensive decompression resulted in complete recovery.

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