Compartment syndrome developed in all four extremities and the patient was unable to walk because of leg weakness and pain. She proceeded to have elevated pressures in all four extremities and had ...

but she then developed acute compartment syndrome in her right leg, a condition caused by extreme swelling of muscle tissue or internal bleeding after a severe injury. Doctors scrambled to get her ...

We suggest (in cases of bilateral symptoms) that it is possible to investigate one limb only and to be able to safely conclude that a positive result indicates that CECS is present in the ...

All the fractures were treated non-operatively. The cross sectional area of the various leg compartments was measured and compared with the non-injured leg. Results: There was a significant reduction ...