Compartment syndrome as a postoperative complication of lithotomy position
Riber, C.; Flink, P.O.; Svendsen, L.B.; Wøjdemann, M.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 157(33): 4576-4577
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 7645103 Document Number: 454864
Surgical procedures necessitating the use of the lithotomy position can be associated with neuromuscular lesions, usually arising from compression of nerves and muscles. Compartment syndrome of the lower extremities is a grave complication which, if unrecognized, can lead to either permanent neuromuscular dysfunction or limb loss. We report two cases of compartment syndrome complicating surgery in the lithotomy position.