Management of a Case of Human Bite Complicated by Myonecrosis and Compartment Syndrome

BAŞARAN S. , ÖZKAN C. , Coskun-Benlidayi I. , Kozanoglu E.

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.101, no.3, pp.266-269, 2009 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 101 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30856-7
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Page Numbers: pp.266-269
  • Keywords: injury, trauma, surgery, infection, necrotizing fasciitis, musculoskeletal system, HAND

Abstract

Case reports concerning rare complications of human bite injuries are uncommon in the literature. Further, rehabilitation of the resultant dysfunction is also hardly reported.