Hoy G, Hasenkam C, Fock A, McLean C, et al.
Case reports in orthopedics. Date of publication 2018 Dec 30;volume 2018():5485767.
1. Case Rep Orthop. 2018 Dec 30;2018:5485767. doi: 10.1155/2018/5485767. eCollection
2018.
Hyperbaric Oxygen as an Adjunctive Therapy Postfasciotomy for Unilateral
Supraspinatus Rhabdomyolysis and Compartment Syndrome.
Hoy G(1), Hasenkam C(2), Fock A(3), McLean C(4).
Author information:
(1)Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
(2)University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
(3)Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, VIC, Australia.
(4)Department of Medicine CCS, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
We present a case of severe supraspinatus muscle rhabdomyolysis following
overexertion in a young male. Preexisting risk factors included illicit drug use.
Even single muscle rhabdomyolysis can cause significant renal failure, and in our
case the use of intravenous flushing was used in conjunction with hyperbaric
oxygen after muscle compartment fasciotomy to maximize muscle recovery and renal
protection in a manual worker (musician). Clinicians should be alert to severe
muscle pain requiring narcotics after strenuous use.
DOI: 10.1155/2018/5485767
PMCID: PMC6332935
PMID: 30693124
