BMJ

Intracompartmental pressure testing: results of an international survey of current clinical practice, highlighting the need for standardised protocols

Despite more recent non-invasive modalities generating some credence in the literature, intracompartmental pressure testing is still considered the ‘gold standard’ for investigating chronic exertional ...
Hartford Courant

Compartment syndrome can lead to permanent damage if not treated

Our muscles and organs are divided into compartments held together by connective tissue. Damage to the compartments can cause a condition called compartment syndrome, which can cause painful swelling.
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Severity of compartment syndrome determines treatment timing

Hello, dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. Our inbox had a busy month, so we’ll dive right in. We recently wrote about acute compartment syndrome. It occurs when a serious injury, ...
Healio

Use of pressure measure alone insufficient to detect compartment syndrome

Researchers of a recently presented study caution clinicians that reliance on a one-time, intracompartmental pressure measurement alone to diagnose compartment syndrome might lead to a high rate of ...
BMJ

Chronic exertional compartment syndrome

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