What is Emergency Medicine - Why does compartment syndrome exist?
When the pressure inside the cramped area of the muscle compartment exceeds the capillary filling pressures, muscular ischemia and edema occur. This condition is known as acute compartment syndrome (ACS). Necrosis of the muscles and nerves is the outcome of muscular ischemia, which in turn raises intracompartmental pressure and sets off a vicious cycle. ACS can be caused by any growing mismatch between a compartment's size and its contents.
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