Rhabdomyolysis after tourniquet use in proximal tibial osteotomy: a case report and review of the literature.

İsmail Türkmen, İrfan Esenkaya, Koray Unay, Mehmet Akif Akçal

Journal: Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica 2016;49(3):338-41

PMID: 26200417

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Abstract

Rhabdomyolysis following pneumotic tourniquet use is an extremely rare complication. In this case report, we aimed to present an unusual tourniquet complication following proximal tibial osteotomy. A 55-year-old female patient was operated on for genu varum in our clinic. Postoperatively, an anuria developed, and liver and kidney function test levels increased. The patient was diagnosed with acute rhabdomyolysis, and an aggressive treatment was begun.

Address: stanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, İstanbul, Turkey. [email protected].; İstanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, İstanbul, Turkey.; İstanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, İstanbul, Turkey.; Antalya Atatürk State Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Antalya, Turkey.

DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2015.13.0117

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MeSH Terms: Creatine Kinase, Female, Humans, Knee Joint, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Osteotomy, Radiography, Rhabdomyolysis, Tibia, Tourniquets