Compartment Syndrome: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management [Internet]

Sections

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Contributors
• 1. Diagnostic Dilemma for the Orthopedic Surgeon
• 2. Legal Aspects of Compartment Syndrome
• 3. Pathophysiology of Compartment Syndrome
• 4. Determining Ischaemic Thresholds Through Our Understanding of Cellular Metabolism
• 5. Pressure Measurement: Surrogate of Ischaemia
• 6. Limitations of Pressure Measurement
• 7. Fasciotomy: Upper Extremity
• 8. Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Extremity
• 9. Fasciotomy Wound Management
• 10. Foot Compartment Syndrome Controversy
• 11. Management of Missed Compartment Syndrome
• 12. Compartment Syndrome Due to Patient Positioning
• 13. Acute Compartment Syndrome in Children
• 14. Compartment Syndrome in Polytrauma Patients
• 15. Unusual Presentation of Compartment Syndrome
• 16. Common Misperceptions Among Health-Care Professionals
• 17. Novel Modalities to Diagnose and Prevent Compartment Syndrome