ABSTRACT
Compartmental syndrome, a very frequent and severe ischaemic circulation disturbance in lower extremities, is a condition in which increased tissue pressure compromises the circulation and function of the tissue within that space. Usually, it requires an immediate diagnostic finding and surgical treatment. One method of compartmental syndrome detection using multiple frequency bioimpedance measurement is described. Measurements were performed using bipolar technique with self-adhesive cutaneous electrodes. The results confirmed this possibility, especially in the patients with “one extremity syndrome” (only one leg with compartmental syndrome), showing high correlation between bioimpedance changes and the disease seriousness or compartmental pressure. Trying to achieve more quantitative diagnostic criteria, we essayed to fit measured results to some bioimpedance models using quantitative results (values) of model parameters for diagnostic purposes. One new “bioimpedance model” is presented and discussed.
