Raised pressure within a closed fascial compartment compromising perfusion.
- Specialty
- Orthopedics
- Subspecialty
- Orthopedics / Trauma
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, male predominance; Female: affected; Children: yes, with supracondylar fractures
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Acute compartment syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Fracture, crush injury or tight casts causing swelling and ischemia.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (7)
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