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Gluteal compartment syndromes: a report of three cases and management utilizing the Wick catheter. 1978

C A Owen, and P R Woody, and S J Mubarak, and A R Hargens

Contusion or prolonged compression of the buttock produced severe local injury in 3 cases. Rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure occurred in 2 of these cases, and one of them had an associated sciatic nerve palsy. The affected muscles included the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and the tensor fascia latae. Clinically and experimentally, these muscles were shown to be functionally enclosed within separate compartments like the peripheral limb muscles. Prompt decompression in the two cases with pressures exceeding 30 mm Hg resulted in muscle and nerve recovery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009135	Muscular Diseases	Acquired, familial, and congenital disorders of SKELETAL MUSCLE and SMOOTH MUSCLE.	Muscle Disorders,Myopathies,Myopathic Conditions,Muscle Disorder,Muscular Disease,Myopathic Condition,Myopathy
D010243	Paralysis	A general term most often used to describe severe or complete loss of muscle strength due to motor system disease from the level of the cerebral cortex to the muscle fiber. This term may also occasionally refer to a loss of sensory function. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p45)	Palsy,Plegia,Todd Paralysis,Todd's Paralysis,Palsies,Paralyses,Paralysis, Todd,Paralysis, Todd's,Plegias,Todds Paralysis
D011312	Pressure	A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Pressures
D002081	Buttocks	Either of two fleshy protuberances at the lower posterior section of the trunk or HIP in humans and primate on which a person or animal sits, consisting of gluteal MUSCLES and fat.	Gluteal Region,Buttock,Gluteal Regions,Region, Gluteal,Regions, Gluteal
D002404	Catheterization	Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.	Cannulation,Cannulations,Catheterizations
D003286	Contracture	Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint.	Contractures
D003288	Contusions	Injuries resulting in hemorrhage, usually manifested in the skin.	Bruise,Bruises,Contusion
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults