Compartment Syndrome

Acute Compartment Syndrome is a rare but potentially devastating condition that demands immediate intervention. Failure to diagnose and manage compartment syndrome promptly is associated with long term disability and litigation. Ongoing research looks set to introduce new techniques for compartment pressure monitoring and both the diagnosis and treatment of the condition are now the subject of national guidelines. In writing this, clinical review, we performed a Pub Med and Med Line Search using the words Compartment Syndrome and cited key papers historical papers in the field.