Introduction Chronic compartment syndrome is well recognised, although rare in the forearm. In our chronic compartment syndrome clinic, we successfully identified and treated four cases. This prompted ...
2 Monash University Department of Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia Background: There are few reports concerning chronic compartment syndrome producing symptoms in the ...
Compartment syndrome happens when pressure in the muscles builds to dangerous levels and decreases blood flow to the affected area. This prevents nutrients and oxygen carried in the blood reaching ...