Citation

Vigasio A, Battiston B, De Filippo G, Brunelli G, Calabrese S. Arch. Orthop. Trauma Surg. 1991; 110(3): 175-177.

Affiliation

Orthopaedic Department, University Medical School, Brescia, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Springer Verlag)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2059546

Abstract

The case is reported of a young girl who was bitten on the hand by a viper and developed compartment syndrome of the intrinsic muscles more than 24 h later. Multiple dorsal and volar fasciotomies resolved the acute episode with complete restitutio ad integrum. The clinical case is discussed in detail and the literature on these rare complications of snake bites in European countries reviewed.

Language: en