Compartment syndrome is a serious condition that occurs when there’s a large amount of pressure inside a muscle compartment. Compartments are groups of muscle tissue, blood vessels, and nerves in your ...

Thigh compartment syndrome is uncommon and may go unrecognized. Signs and symptoms include a history of thigh swelling and/or hematoma and pain after minor injury in a patient who is anticoagulated.

To understand chronic compartment syndrome, an overuse injury that typically prompts pain in the calf, it’s helpful to start with a little anatomy lesson. While most of us don’t think of our bodies as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 42-year-old man with no past medical history and prescribed no medications presented to the ED with complaints ...

Abdominal compartment syndrome happens when bleeding or swelling in your abdomen creates dangerously high pressure. This pressure can lead to multiple organ failure. Abdominal compartment syndrome is ...

In recent medical practice, one of the most common findings observed in the orthopedic department is of acute compartment syndrome and related disability. The compartment syndrome occurs due to a ...