Compartment syndrome in the upper arm is an uncommon occurrence. Most of the literature on compartment syndrome describes occurrences in the lower leg and forearm. Although fracture is a common ...

[21] Compartment syndrome of the brachium is less common than that of the forearm or hand, because a significantly greater amount of swelling (volume change) is necessary to increase interstitial ...

Introduction Chronic compartment syndrome is well recognised, although rare in the forearm. In our chronic compartment syndrome clinic, we successfully identified and treated four cases. This prompted ...