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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1869-1870
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Forearm Muscle Necrosis After Radial Artery Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Deowall Chattar-Cora, MD*

Ponce Plastic Surgery, Mercedita, Puerto Rico

Accepted for publication December 5, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Chattar-Cora, Ponce Plastic Surgery, PO Box 388, Mercedita, Puerto Rico 00715 (Email: deowallchattar{at}yahoo.com).

Donor site complications after radial artery harvesting for coronary revascularization have been primarily wound related and parasthesias. Forearm muscle compartment syndrome has only been reported once. A patient underwent successful coronary revascularization with a radial artery graft; however his forearm extensor muscles necrosed, possibly from a missed compartment syndrome, and he required tendon transfers to provide finger and wrist extension.






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