Clinical use of tissue pressure measurements: a case report.
This report presents a patient in whom measurement of intracompartmental pressures objectively supported the need for fasciotomy. Method of measurement, technique of using the opposite extremity as a control, and normal tissue pressure of 14--19cm H2O are also discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure; D000092464:Elbow Injuries