Electrical burns with compartment syndrome - Limb salvage
Patient came with history of electric shock and burns with entry wound in left hand and exit wound in right foot.
Presented to Emergency with Acute compartment syndrome. Immediate release of the compartment was done by fasciotomy.
The distal forearm muscles the pronator quadratus was necrosed due to the passage of electricity.
After due Debridement the residual wound due to fasciotomy was covered with the skin grafting and the wrist wound with exposed flexor tendons and forearm neuromuscular bundles was covered with
Abdominal flap.
Flap was divided after 3 weeks and donor site was closed primarily.
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