Dear Doctors: What is compartment syndrome, and how does it happen? I developed this following an embolism from hip replacement surgery. I had eight days on wound vacuum-assisted closure, plus ...

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 ...

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks was hospitalized on Sunday night after their win over the New Orleans Saints when he developed compartment syndrome in his right leg, head coach Kevin ...

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 ...

Immediately following a week 10 home game last season vs the New Orleans Saints, then Minnesota Vikings (now Cleveland Browns) linebacker Jordan Hicks was rushed to a nearby hospital after he took two ...

1 Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kahramanmaras, Kahramanmaras, Turkey 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Çukurova, Adana, Turkey ...

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.

In this paper the authors present a case history along with results of case series and a literature review to demonstrate the complexity of this condition. The main aim is to increase the awareness ...

Q: Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome: I'm wondering if maybe I've been misdiagnosed with an injury. I've had shin problems since last October. The pain is on the fronts of both legs, very low ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 29-year-old non-smoking man with a BMI of 37 kg/m 2 and history of bipolar disease sustained a right ...

Compartment syndrome is a serious medical condition that results from increased pressure within the compartment of the muscles. It is associated with pain and could ultimately lead to the tissue death ...