the acute compartment syndrome of the forearm is rare and may therefore be easily missed. although many clinicians will not see such a patient during their entire career, profound knowledge of the symptoms is required to recognize the syndrome in time. besides immediate identification of the compartment syndrome early surgical treatment is mandatory to avoid its devastating consequences. then t...

This study aimed to investigate tourniquet-induced compartment syndrome of the limb, consequential development multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and its counteraction with pentadecapeptide BPC 157 therapy.

Compartment syndrome is an ischemic change resulting from an increase in compartment pressure. Initially, patients present with direct tenderness and swelling, and the weak circulation secondary to compartment syndrome can eventually lead to motor and sensory impairment. If the increase in pressure results in neurological impairment, emergency intervention is required to decompress the compartm...

Drs Creighton and Bach and Mr Kinder are from the Division of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill. Reprint requests: Bernard R. Bach, Jr, MD, 1725 W Harrison St, Ste 1063, Chicago, IL 60612. Compartment syndrome is an elevation of the interstitial pressure in a closed osseofascial compartment that results in microvascular compromise. The condition may be further classi...

An elevation of the interstitial pressure in a closed osseofascial compartment results in compartment syndrome. This may be caused by a decrease in compartment volume or an increase in compartment contents. The gluteal compartment syndrome is rare. Because the gluteal region has a large volume, this compartment requires a massive increase in content to cause a compartment syndrome. Also, this c...