More than 200,000 people in the United States are diagnosed annually with compartment syndrome. This condition is commonly established based on clinical parameters. Determining its presence, however, can be challenging in obtunded patients or those with an altered mental status. A delay in diagnosis and treatment of these injuries can result in significant morbidity. Surgical release of the enveloping fascia remains the acceptable standard treatment for compartment syndrome. This article reviews the evaluation and treatment of compartment syndrome.
True aneurysms of the radial artery are rare. The natural history of these aneurysms is not well understood. We report the case of a true aneurysm of the radial artery located in the anatomical snuffbox in a 65-year-old man with no antecedent trauma which was treated with resection and cephalic vein interposition graft. We discuss the treatment options as well as review previous literature on radial artery aneurysms and suggest compression by the extensor pollicis longus tendon on the radial artery as a contributing factor to the formation of these aneurysms.
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