Monitoring of intramuscular pressure.
Increased pressure within an osteofascial compartment may produce a compartmental syndrome, one of the principal causes of local circulatory compromise in traumatized extremities. In certain instances, monitoring of intracompartmental pressure may be a valuable adjunct in the clinical evaluation of patients at risk for this syndrome.
D000818:Animals; D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011312:Pressure; D011817:Rabbits; D014159:Transducers