Journal of Acute Disease, 2014 Body compartments bound by fascia and limited by bony backgrounds are found in the extremities, buttocks, abdomen and thoracic cavity; conditions that cause intracompartmental swelling and hypertension can lead to ischemia and limb loss.
Aly Saber
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When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a Fracture [PDF]
Case Reports in OrthopedicsCompartment syndrome of the forearm is a well-described clinical entity, but only a few case reports on hand compartment syndromes have been reported due to its rarity.
Edmund M. Bediako +9 more
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Peroneal Compartment Syndrome of Non-Traumatic Origin: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001 A patient with acute peroneal compartment syndrome is presented. This case is unusual because the pathology was localised to the peroneal compartment only and because trauma was not an aetiological factor.
L Andrew Ashton, PG Jarman, E Marel
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Treatment strategy for compartment syndrome at multiple regions due to injuries caused by a tree fall: a case report [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground Compartment syndrome commonly occurs in patients with forearm and lower leg fractures. Compartment syndromes of the gluteal and thigh muscles are less common.
Tomotaka Miura +12 more
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Paralumbar compartment syndrome, a rare sequela of deadlifting: a case report and review of current literature [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and ResearchBackground Compartment syndrome is a well-known phenomenon that is most commonly reported in the extremities. However, paralumbar compartment syndrome is rarely described in available literature.
Mark LaGreca +6 more
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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2001 Abdominal compartment syndrome may be defined as the deleterious pathophysiologic consequences of a significant increase in intra-abdominal pressure. These alterations can affect respiratory mechanics, cardiovascular system, regional blood flow, renal function, urine output, and intracranial pressure.
Rubén Peralta, Horacio Hojman
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Abdominal compartment syndrome in a 10-year-old boy with delayed presentation of congenital aganglionic megacolon [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2021 Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) involves adverse physiologic consequences arising from the increased intra-abdominal pressure, leading to high mortality. However, this syndrome has been scarcely reported in pediatric emergency settings.
Kaeun Jeong, Pil-Sang Jang
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Experience with the emergency vascular repair of upper limb arterial transection with concurrent acute compartment syndrome: two case reports [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2023 Upper extremity vascular injuries occurring with acute compartment syndrome are very challenging to manage in an emergency context in resource-poor settings.
Charles Chidiebele Maduba +2 more
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Intra-abdominal hypertension during hip arthroscopy: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2023 Symptomatic extravasation of irrigation fluid is a rare complication of hip arthroscopy. However, depending on the amount of fluid, intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) may occur and even develop into abdominal compartment syndrome, which can seriously ...
Saeyoung Kim +3 more
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The Role of Magnetic Resonance in the Diagnosis of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2021 Chronic compartment syndrome is a common and often underdiagnosed exercise-induced condition, accounting on average for a quarter of cases of chronic exertional pain in the leg, second only to the fracture/tibial stress syndrome spectrum.
Marcelo Astolfi Caetano Nico +4 more
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