{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T14:43:06Z","timestamp":1787755386694,"version":"build-2784847793"},"reference-count":18,"publisher":"Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":["lww.com","ovid.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":[],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 17-year-old adolescent boy presented with continued knee pain, swelling, and mechanical symptoms after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with partial meniscectomy. The patient eventually underwent ACL revision surgery that was without complications. Postoperatively, the well leg grew firm with associated neurological deficits, and physical examination confirmed compartment syndrome of the lower leg compartments that resolved with emergency fasciotomy. The patient proceeded on normal postoperative course.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compartment syndrome of the well leg is a rare complication in the field of sports medicine, owing to the relatively healthy and young demographic, but providers should nonetheless be vigilant to prevent disastrous sequalae.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2106\/jbjs.cc.21.00263","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,9]],"date-time":"2022-03-09T14:01:22Z","timestamp":1646834482000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Acute Well-Leg Compartment Syndrome After Meniscal Allograft Transplantation and Revision ACL Reconstruction"],"prefix":"10.2106","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4638-7629","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Danielle H.","family":"Markus","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"NYU Langone Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6054-3096","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Edward S.","family":"Mojica","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NYU Langone Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0060-1618","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna M.","family":"Blaeser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NYU Langone Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6972-7863","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amanda","family":"Avila","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NYU Langone Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9371-7649","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eric J.","family":"Strauss","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NYU Langone Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"bib1-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"136","DOI":"10.1097\/btk.0b013e318149e8cb","article-title":"Meniscal repair using the inside-out suture technique","volume":"6","author":"Johnson","year":"2007","journal-title":"Tech Knee Surg."},{"issue":"3","key":"bib2-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"114","DOI":"10.1097\/JSA.0b013e3180dca217","article-title":"Meniscal allografts: biomechanics and techniques","volume":"15","author":"Khetia","year":"2007","journal-title":"Sports Med Arthrosc Rev."},{"issue":"2","key":"bib3-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"127","DOI":"10.1097\/00013611-200106000-00004","article-title":"Double-tunnel technique for the reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament","volume":"16","author":"Trawick","year":"2001","journal-title":"Techn Orthop."},{"issue":"301","key":"bib7-20240805","first-page":"239","article-title":"Compartment syndrome in the well leg resulting from fracture-table positioning","author":"Anglen","year":"1994","journal-title":"Clin Orthop Relat Res."},{"issue":"9183","key":"bib8-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"970","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(98)00409-7","article-title":"Well-leg compartment syndrome","volume":"354","author":"Heppenstall","year":"1999","journal-title":"Lancet."},{"issue":"8","key":"bib9-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"580","DOI":"10.1097\/00005131-200111000-00011","article-title":"Compartment syndrome of the well leg as a result of the hemilithotomy position: a report of two cases and review of literature","volume":"15","author":"Mathews","year":"2001","journal-title":"J Orthop Trauma."},{"issue":"3","key":"bib10-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"157","DOI":"10.1097\/00005131-200003000-00001","article-title":"Well-leg compartment pressures during hemilithotomy position for fracture fixation","volume":"14","author":"Tan","year":"2000","journal-title":"J Orthop Trauma."},{"issue":"10","key":"bib11-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1556","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-198971100-00015","article-title":"Compartment syndrome complicating use of the hemi-lithotomy position during femoral nailing. A report of two cases","volume":"71","author":"Dugdale","year":"1989","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am."},{"issue":"5","key":"bib12-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1271","DOI":"10.1016\/0002-9378(90)90034-5","article-title":"Bilateral compartment syndrome after a long gynecologic operation in the lithotomy position","volume":"162","author":"Adler","year":"1990","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol."},{"issue":"6","key":"bib13-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"879","DOI":"10.1016\/0741-5214(87)90104-2","article-title":"Bilateral compartmental syndrome after prolonged surgery in the lithotomy position","volume":"5","author":"Khalil","year":"1987","journal-title":"J Vasc Surg."},{"issue":"1","key":"bib14-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"138","DOI":"10.1016\/S0022-5347(17)56290-4","article-title":"Lower extremity complications of the lithotomy position: prevention and management","volume":"122","author":"Leff","year":"1979","journal-title":"J Urol."},{"issue":"3","key":"bib15-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"236","DOI":"10.1097\/00000542-198403000-00013","article-title":"Bilateral compartment syndrome following prolonged surgery in the lithotomy position","volume":"60","author":"Lydon","year":"1984","journal-title":"Anesthesiology."},{"issue":"3","key":"bib17-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"275","DOI":"10.1159\/000355470","article-title":"Well-leg compartment syndrome after fracture fixation in hemilithotomy position: case report of a preventable condition","volume":"23","author":"Meena","year":"2014","journal-title":"Med Princ Pract."},{"issue":"4","key":"bib18-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e0386","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.CC.18.00386","article-title":"Well-leg rhabdomyolysis after prolonged knee arthroscopy: a case report","volume":"9","author":"Reynolds","year":"2019","journal-title":"JBJS Case Connect."},{"key":"bib19-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"241","DOI":"10.2147\/TCRM.S177530","article-title":"Well leg compartment syndrome in trauma surgery\u2013femoral shaft fracture treated by femoral intramedullary nailing in the hemilithotomy position: case series and review of the literature","volume":"15","author":"Brouze","year":"2019","journal-title":"Ther Clin Risk Manag."},{"key":"bib20-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"18","DOI":"10.1186\/s13037-015-0069-2","article-title":"The dangers of hemilithotomy positioning on traction tables: case report of a well-leg drop foot after contralateral femoral nailing","volume":"9","author":"Hsu","year":"2015","journal-title":"Patient Saf Surg."},{"issue":"10","key":"bib21-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1829","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-200210000-00014","article-title":"Intramuscular and blood pressures in legs positioned in the hemilithotomy position : clarification of risk factors for well-leg acute compartment syndrome","volume":"84","author":"Meyer","year":"2002","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am."},{"issue":"4","key":"bib22-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"940","DOI":"10.1007\/s11999-009-0891-x","article-title":"Compartment syndrome of the lower leg and foot","volume":"468","author":"Frink","year":"2010","journal-title":"Clin Orthop Relat Res."}],"container-title":["JBJS Case Connector"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.2106\/JBJS.CC.21.00263","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T13:42:13Z","timestamp":1787751733000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.2106\/JBJS.CC.21.00263"}},"subtitle":["A Case Report"],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,1]]},"references-count":18,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2106\/jbjs.cc.21.00263","relation":{},"ISSN":["2160-3251"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2160-3251","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022,1]]}}}