Extremity compartment syndrome and fasciotomy: a literature review

Trauma surgeons frequently encounter injured limbs at risk for compartment syndrome. This article reviews data regarding the pathophysiology of compartment syndrome, factors in measuring compartment pressures, thresholds for performing fasciotomies, and outcomes from the development of compartment s...

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Published inEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery (Munich : 2007) Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 561 - 567
Main Authors Fry, W. R., Wade, M. D., Smith, R. S., Asensio-Gonzales, J. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2013
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Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Intensive
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Review Article
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Surgical Orthopedics
Traumatic Surgery
Extremity
Compartment pressures
Fasciotomy
Compartment syndrome
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Summary:Trauma surgeons frequently encounter injured limbs at risk for compartment syndrome. This article reviews data regarding the pathophysiology of compartment syndrome, factors in measuring compartment pressures, thresholds for performing fasciotomies, and outcomes from the development of compartment syndromes and performing fasciotomies.
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ISSN:1863-9933
1863-9941
DOI:10.1007/s00068-013-0329-8