Acute Gluteal Compartment Syndrome and Sciatic Nerve Palsy Following Prolonged Immobilization in an Intravenous Drug User: A Case Report

Platon Papageorgiou; Vasileios Giannatos; Panagiotis Antzoulas; Evangelia Argyropoulou; Christos Koukos; Zinon Kokkalis

doi:10.12659/AJCR.948893

21 September 2025 : Case report Greece

Acute Gluteal Compartment Syndrome and Sciatic Nerve Palsy Following Prolonged Immobilization in an Intravenous Drug User: A Case Report

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Unexpected drug reaction, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Platon Papageorgiou

^{BDEF 1*}, Vasileios Giannatos

^{BDEF 1}, Panagiotis Antzoulas

^{BE 1}, Evangelia Argyropoulou

^{BF 1}, Christos Koukos

^{BF 2}, Zinon Kokkalis

^{BDEF 1}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948893

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948893

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Figure 3 Intraoperative image showing complete release of the sciatic nerve from the posterior compartment.

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