Compartment syndrome

external

• Causes

  • Long bone fracture
  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • Aortic bypass
  • Crush Injury
  • Rhabdomyolysis

• Effects

  • Pallor
  • Capillary refill poor
  • Paraesthesia
  • Musculoskeletal pain
  • Limb ischaemia

• Parents

  • Orthopaedic pathology
  • Paresis

• Treatments

  • Fasciotomy
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

• Description

  • "Pain out of proportion to the clinical picture. A lack of pulse is rare
  • as compartment pressures are often well below arterial pressures "