• Bull Hosp Jt Dis Orthop Inst · Jan 1987

    Review

    Acute compartment syndromes of the foot.

    • M Myerson.
    • Foot and Ankle Center, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21218.
    • Bull Hosp Jt Dis Orthop Inst. 1987 Jan 1; 47 (2): 251-61.

    AbstractThe early recognition and treatment of impending compartmental ischemia in the foot in the context of severe injuries will prevent the late sequelae of myoneural necrosis. When suspected, simple tests will confirm the diagnosis. If the clinical findings are equivocal, compartment pressure monitoring is an essential diagnostic tool. Methods of measuring compartment pressures in the foot are outlined. Prompt decompression of the compartment syndrome with appropriate fasciotomies either by medial or dorsal longitudinal incisions is indicated to preserve function and form of the foot.

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