title: Extremity compartment syndrome and fasciotomy: a literature review.
abstract: Trauma surgeons frequently encounter injured limbs at risk for compartment syndrome. This article reviews data regarding the pathophysiology of compartment syndrome, factors in measuring compartment pressures, thresholds for performing fasciotomies, and outcomes from the development of compartment syndromes and performing fasciotomies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA. William.Fry@uscmed.sc.edu.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Fry
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Asensio-Gonzales
keywords: Compartment pressures; Compartment syndrome; Extremity; Fasciotomy
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