ISCHEMIC NECROSIS OF THE ANTERIOR TIBIAL MUSCLE: CASE REPORT WITH AUTOPSY FINDINGS, AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Authors: R K CALDWELL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Case Reports1 June 1957ISCHEMIC NECROSIS OF THE ANTERIOR TIBIAL MUSCLE: CASE REPORT WITH AUTOPSY FINDINGS, AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURERENWICK K. CALDWELL, M.D.RENWICK K. CALDWELL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-6-1191 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAcute ischemic necrosis of the anterior tibial muscle is rarely observed. Necrosis associated with vigorous exercise, indirect injury, transfusions or systemic illness has been recognized, but only a few such cases have been reported. Because of the confusing clinical picture and because prompt recognition is necessary to prevent or minimize prolonged disability, the following additional case is described. The literature is reviewed with especial attention to certain clinical features of the syndrome.CASE REPORTThe patient, a 46 year old white male, was admitted to the Veterans Administration Hospital, Northampton, Massachusetts, on May 6, 1952, for treatment of a schizophrenic...Bibliography1. Vogt PR: Ischemic muscular necrosis following marching, unpublished, but read before the Oregon State Medical Society, September 4, 1943. Google Scholar2. Severin E: Umwandlung des Musculus tibialis anterior in Narbengewebe nach Überanstrengung, Acta chir. Scandinav. 89: 426, 1943. Google Scholar3. SirbuMurphyWhite ABMJAS: Soft tissue complications of fractures of the leg, California and West. Med. 60: 53, 1944. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Horn CE: Acute ischaemia of the anterior tibial muscle and the long extensor muscles of the toes, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 27: 615, 1945. Google Scholar5. Phalen GS: Ischemic necrosis of the anterior crural muscles, Ann. Surg. 127: 112, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. PearsonAdamsDenny-Brown CRDD: Traumatic necrosis of pretibial muscles, New England J. Med. 239: 213, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Hughes JR: Ischemic necrosis of the anterior tibial muscles due to fatigue, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 30B: 581, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. CarterRichardsZachary ABRLRB: The anterior tibial syndrome, Lancet 2: 928, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. TillotsonCoventry JFMB: Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of the anterior tibial muscle, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 25: 223, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. PsakiSchields RCCD: Ischemic necrosis of the anterior tibial muscle, Arch. Phys. Med. 33: 153, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. HornSevitt JSS: Ischemic necrosis and regeneration of the tibialis anterior muscle after rupture of the popliteal artery, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 33B: 348, 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. BarsaKline JANS: Treatment of two hundred disturbed psychotics with reserpine, J. A. M. A. 158: 110, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. Vinci FJ: Personal communication. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Northampton, Massachusetts*Received for publication February 23, 1956.From the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Northampton, Massachusetts.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Renwick K. Caldwell, M.D., 23 Cloverdale Street, Florence, Massachusetts. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBilateral Compartment Syndrome of the Leg Complicating Tetanus InfectionAnterior tibial compartment syndrome following prolonged tetanyAcute renal failure due to heat injury 1 June 1957Volume 46, Issue 6Page: 1191-1199KeywordsAutopsyDisabilitiesErythemaExerciseMedical servicesMusclesNecrosisOrthopedicsPneumoniaThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...