title: Compartment syndrome of the forearm and hand.
abstract: Compartment syndrome in the hand and forearm is a serious and debilitating complication of crush injury. Pain with passive motion is the most reliable physical finding; however, compartment pressure measurement is the only truly reliable method of diagnosis. Immediate and adequate decompression will prevent the development of Volkmann's ischemic contracture and its associated severe loss of function in the affected extremity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Naidu
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Heppenstall
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005542:Forearm / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications