Patients with compartment syndrome will have an injury that is associated with limb edema. Patients who are awake and alert can accurately describe the pain and loss of function that is commonly ...

A case is reported of chronic exertional compartment syndrome treated by fasciotomy. The decompression procedure was complicated by injury to the saphenous nerve. The importance of accurate placement ...

Intracompartmental pressure testing is considered the ‘gold standard’ for investigating chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS ... for other diagnoses such as vascular insufficiency.6 If ...

If action is not taken to remove or bivalve the cast, compartment syndrome may develop. Another example is revascularizing a limb that has had prolonged ischemia (over 6 hours). If prophylactic ...