Thigh compartment syndrome is uncommon and may go unrecognized. Signs and symptoms include a history of thigh swelling and/or hematoma and pain after minor injury in a patient who is anticoagulated.
The three major classifications are incipient compartment syndrome, acute compartment syndrome, and chronic compartment syndrome. Acute compartment syndrome is further divided into traumatic and ...
Growing cases of distressing injuries such as fractures and crush injuries are boosting the compartment syndrome treatment ...
The diagnosis of chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is commonly delayed due to the poor use of terminology by athletes, and many clinicians, that virtually any pain in the leg is ‘shin ...
A woman had to have her leg amputated after an NHS hospital failed to care for her properly following a horse-riding accident, it has been claimed.Rachel Rutherford says one of her legs had to be ...
Intracompartmental pressure testing is considered the ‘gold standard’ for investigating chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) and is the primary investigation used to decide on whether to ...
In a miraculous medical intervention, 21-year-old Arman was rescued from debris and underwent emergency fasciotomy surgery to ...
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