RESUMEN
We report a case of a 16-year old male patient who sustained a poisonous bite from a mapepire balsain snake on the dorsum of his left hand. The subject presented within one hour of envenomation and subsequently developed clinical features of acute compartment syndrome in the involved upper limb. Early diagnosis and emergency fasciotomy effectively treated his condition. Aggressive physiotherapy coupled with this ensured best functional outcome.
RESUMEN
Diagnostic artroscopy is a useful adjunct to clinical and radiological examinations in assessing internal derangements of the knee. This series of fifty cases shows asn average diagnostic accuracy of approximately 90-92%. This accuracy varied from 85% in the early stages to 98% in the later cases. We have found this procedure to be significant value in assessing acute sports imjuries of the knee joint, allowing early treatment and full rehabilitations of the athletes