Compartment Syndrome and Stress Fractures After Exercise
Apr 8, 2008 · The clinical presentation of compartment syndrome has traditionally been described as the 5 Ps of pain, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia, and paralysis. Unfortunately, most of these are late ...
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Patients with chronic compartment syndrome have increased compartment pressures at rest, during exercise, and after exercise. In a study of 131 patients, Pedowitz et al [ 43 ] determined the ...
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There has been a report of compartment syndrome developing in the upper extremity after a 12-hour surgery in which a tourniquet was raised five times and deflated four times for 15 to 60 minutes ...
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Compartment syndrome usually develops from either intracompartmental swelling or external compression. Both of these processes lead to elevated tissue pressures. As ITP increases, local blood flow ...
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Usually <8 hours from onset of conditions that caused compartment syndrome. Late stage: Extensive muscle and nerve death has occurred. Fibrous replacement of compartment contents or limb loss is ...
Compartment Syndrome in the Thigh as a Complication of
Compartment Syndrome in the Thigh as a Complication of Arthroscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. MedGenMed 1(1), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine ...
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Bunnell and Dohert first described a hand compartment syndrome in 1948, making a diagnosis of only clinical findings, as opposed to tissue-pressure monitoring. In 1968, ...
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Compartment syndrome is a condition that occurs when interstitial tissue pressures (ITPs) rise within an enclosed fascial envelope, preventing adequate tissue oxygenation and ultimately causing ...
Thigh Compartment Syndrome: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment
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.
Missed Diagnosis Leads to $111 Million Award for Damaged Leg
Jun 16, 2022 · A second orthopedic surgeon operated and found that Thapa had "acute compartment syndrome," the result of internal pressure that had built up in his leg muscles. Over time, Thapa underwent more ...