TY - JOUR AU - Khalifa, Rami AU - Craft, Madison R. AU - Wey, Aaron J. AU - Thabet, Ahmed M. AU - Abdelgawad, Amr PY - 2020 DA - 2020/09/15 TI - Missed positional gluteal compartment syndrome in an obese patient after foot surgery: a case report JO - Patient Safety in Surgery SP - 35 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Gluteal compartment syndrome is an uncommon condition and can be difficult to diagnose. It has been diagnosed after trauma, vascular injury, infection, surgical positioning, and prolonged immobilization from drug or alcohol intoxication. The diagnosis is based on clinical findings and, in most cases, recognizing these symptoms and making a diagnosis early is critical to a complete recovery. SN - 1754-9493 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-020-00260-8 DO - 10.1186/s13037-020-00260-8 ID - Khalifa2020 ER -