Abstract
Received: March 19, 2014 Revised: June 1, 2015 Accepted: June 4, 2015 Correspondence to: Duke Whan Chung Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Korea TEL: +82-2-958-8346 FAX: +82-2-964-3865 E-mail: dukech@khmc.or.kr Compartment syndrome is caused by elevated pressure in a restricted compartment. It typically occurs after fractures of the extremities and usually has an acute clinical progression. Chronic compartment syndrome is another relatively well known form, typically associated with forceful exercise. Also, there are various reports of compartment syndrome not associated with typical causes. However, reports on compartment syndrome with unknown etiology are rare and there has been none in Korean literature. We report a case of compartment syndrome with no recognizable cause, hence classified as idiopathic.
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