Background: Chronic exertional compartment syndromes (CECS) are well known in sports medicine. Most commonly affected is the tibialis anterior muscle compartment in runners and walkers. Only a few ...
Figure 1. Ecchymosis and moderate edema on ulnar side of the elbow. After a high-impact fall, a middle-aged firefighter presents with ecchymosis and fixed flexion in the right arm and hand. A ...
Acute compartment syndrome forces doctors to choose "life or limb." This 2010 photo released by PBS shows NOVA correspondent Miles O'Brien. O'Brien says his left arm was amputated above the elbow ...