Compartment syndrome occurs when excessive pressure builds up inside an enclosed muscle space in the body. The condition usually results from bleeding or swelling after an injury. The dangerously high ...

Dear Doctors: What is compartment syndrome, and how does it happen? I developed this following an embolism from hip replacement surgery. I had eight days on wound vacuum-assisted closure, plus ...

For over a century, there have been medical descriptions of compartment syndrome. In 1881, Volkmann [3] first described the clinical findings of myonecrosis and contracture due to prolonged muscle ...

Veteran journalist and PBS correspondent Miles O'Brien told his fans in a blog post that a seemingly insignificant injury may have led to "acute compartment syndrome," a medical emergency that ...

"Hi Stew, I am now suffering from shin splints every time I go running. It does not matter if I lay off running for a period of time or if I start out running shorter distances. What can I do to get ...

Gluteal compartment syndrome (GCS) is a rare yet potentially devastating condition that arises when increased pressure within the confined fascial compartments of the gluteal region compromises tissue ...

EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks required hospitalization when he developed a condition called compartment syndrome following an injury on Sunday. Hicks, 31, had been a ...

The three major classifications are incipient compartment syndrome, acute compartment syndrome, and chronic compartment syndrome. Acute compartment syndrome is further divided into traumatic and ...