BACKGROUND Lower extremity acute compartment syndrome after gynecologic surgery in the lithotomy position is a rare, yet potentially devastating complication. A high level of suspicion is paramount for early recognition and mitigation of acute compartment syndrome originating from prolonged surgery in lithotomy position. CASE PRESENTATION A 23-year-old female, gravida 1, para 0, underwent a l...

Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is a condition typically associated with long bone fractures or severe trauma; however, non-traumatic etiologies also occur. We describe a case of an otherwise healthy female pediatric patient presenting with unilateral forearm pain without an inciting injury. Intracompartmental pressures of the forearm were measured and she was diagnosed with idiopathic compart...

Compartment syndrome, the acute elevation of pressure within the fascial compartment of a muscle above that needed for capillary perfusion, is almost always associated with trauma. Infection, however, has been reported to cause this pressure phenomenon as well, as can excessive exercise, which is simply repeated microtrauma. Infectious causes of compartment syndrome have been previously reporte...

Compartment syndrome involves a conflicting situation between an unyielding space, the compartment, and its increasing tissue content secondary to traumatic ischemia. Rapidly irreversible damages occur without treatment. Although the diagnosis approach to leg compartment syndrome is clinical in priority, pressure measurements should be systematically produced: first to confirm the presence of t...

Intracompartmental pressures of 66 patients with 67 tibial fractures treated by intramedullary nailing were monitored. There was no difference in the pressures recorded between the different Tscherne fracture types, between open and closed fractures, between low energy and high energy injuries or between fractures dealt with early and those not treated until more than 24 hours after injury. The...

OBJECTIVE Describe an unusual presentation of compartment syndrome of the hand. METHODS An unusual and severe case of compartment syndrome of the hand occurred in a 68-year-old woman following an innocuous distal radius fracture and ulnar styloid avulsion fracture. RESULTS The patient required surgical decompression and amputation of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers. CONCLUSION...

A compartment is an area of muscle groups and neurovascular structures enclosed by fascia. The leg consists of 4 compartments: anterior, lateral, superfi cial posterior, and deep posterior. The foot, although occupying less surface area than the leg, contains 9 compartments. The compartments are medial, lateral, 4 interossei, calcaneal, and superfi cial and deep central compartments (1). Compar...

BACKGROUND Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the thigh after elective primary total knee arthroplasty is rare. If not recognized and treated promptly, devastating consequences may result. Certain regional anesthesia techniques are thought to mask the symptoms of acute compartment syndrome, but there are no cases reported of adductor canal catheters masking the symptoms of thigh compartment sy...

Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the thigh is an uncommon condition usually treated surgically by emergency dermofasciotomy. We report a rare case of acute delayed compartment syndrome of the anterior compartment of the thigh following an uncemented Total Hip Replacement (THR). Surgical decompression was performed and patient had full recovery.

Compartment syndrome of the forearm is a well described entity but there have been relatively few case reports in the emergency medicine literature of hand compartment syndromes (HCS). Prompt recognition and treatment of this potential limb threat are essential to minimize morbidity and mortality. Presented is a case of a documented hand compartment syndrome following a motor vehicle collision.