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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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Peroneal Compartment Syndrome of Non-Traumatic Origin: A Case Report [PDF]
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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When Time Is Not on Your Side: Delayed Recognition of Hand Compartment Syndrome After a Fracture [PDF]
Compartment 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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Abdominal compartment syndrome in a 10-year-old boy with delayed presentation of congenital aganglionic megacolon [PDF]
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]
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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The Role of Magnetic Resonance in the Diagnosis of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome [PDF]
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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Intra-abdominal hypertension during hip arthroscopy: a case report [PDF]
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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Objective The management of tibia fractures complicated by compartment syndrome affects the treatment and functional outcome of patients due to the complications associated with fasciotomy.
Kaushik Bhowmick +4 more
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Acute leg compartment syndrome after exertion [PDF]
A case of a 22-year old soldier, with a history of pain in the leg during heavy exercise, which desisted at rest, was presented. One day before admission, the patient had felt an extreme exertion-induced pain in his right leg which had not lessened at ...
Mišović Sidor +3 more
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Acute Compartment Syndrome [PDF]
Acute compartment syndrome occurs most frequently in connection with injuries, terminal or chemical damage of tissues, ischemia, the activity of toxins or in patients with tissue ischemia or muscle necrosis. Clinical findings have found pronounced pain, followed by paresthesias, pallor, and paresis.
Cepková, Jana +2 more
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