TY  - JOUR
T1  - Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Foot Following an Inversion Injury of the Ankle with Disruption of the Anterior Tibial Artery A Case Report
AU  - Dhawan, Aman
AU  - Doukas, William C.
Y1  - 2003/03/01
N1  - 
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 528
EP  - 532
VL  - 85
IS  - 3
N2  - 
Ankle sprain is the most common athletic injury, with inversion being the mechanism of injury in 85% of cases 
1,2 . The anterior talofibular ligament is the most commonly injured ligament in ankle sprains; injury to the ligament occurs in isolation in 66% of such sprains 
3,4 . Conservative treatment with rest, ice, compression, elevation, and early motion has been well documented to provide excellent results in most patients 
5,6 . Vascular injury complicating an inversion injury is rare 
7-9 . Compartment syndrome of the foot following an ankle sprain is an uncommon entity, and we know of only one previous case reported in the English-language literature 
7 . In that patient, an expanding traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the dorsalis pedis artery was found. We present a case of acute compartment syndrome of the foot following an inversion injury of the ankle secondary to disruption of the anterior tibial artery in a thirty-five-year-old recreational athlete. The patient was informed that data concerning the care would be submitted for publication.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ER  -