{"title":"Deep Vein Thrombosis and Compartment Syndrome in an Intravenous Heroin User: A Case Report.","authors":"Anya Mantripragada, Sanjana Konda, Rohan Mangal, Sanjiv Gray, Latha Ganti","doi":"10.52965/001c.123663","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors report on the case of a 34-year-old male intravenous heroin user who experienced severe complications including deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and compartment syndrome (CS), in his left leg as a result of drug abuse. An immediate surgical intervention and subsequent physical therapy led to the patient's successful recovery. The diagnosis, clinical presentation and emergency department management are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":19669,"journal":{"name":"Orthopedic Reviews","volume":"16 ","pages":"123663"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11820187/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Orthopedic Reviews","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.123663","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ORTHOPEDICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The authors report on the case of a 34-year-old male intravenous heroin user who experienced severe complications including deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and compartment syndrome (CS), in his left leg as a result of drug abuse. An immediate surgical intervention and subsequent physical therapy led to the patient's successful recovery. The diagnosis, clinical presentation and emergency department management are discussed.
期刊介绍:
Orthopedic Reviews is an Open Access, online-only, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles concerned with any aspect of orthopedics, as well as diagnosis and treatment, trauma, surgical procedures, arthroscopy, sports medicine, rehabilitation, pediatric and geriatric orthopedics. All bone-related molecular and cell biology, genetics, pathophysiology and epidemiology papers are also welcome. The journal publishes original articles, brief reports, reviews and case reports of general interest.