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Compartment Syndrome
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Risk factors |
Severe trauma such as long bone fracture or crush injury Prolonged ischemia with reperfusion Haematoma Burns |
Clinical features |
Pain out of proportion to the injury Tense compartment Pain on passive flexion Paraesthesia, numbness, weakness |
Assessment |
Remove casts Reduce fracture Obtain pressure measurements Bloods including EUC and CK |
Management |
Early fasciotomy, ideally within 4-6 hours of symptoms onset |
Figure 1. Compartments of the lower leg
References
Stracciolini, Hammerbeg, Acute compartment syndrome of the extremities, 2021 UpToDate
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