ABSTRACT
Acute compartment syndrome is defined alternatively as 1) a condition in which increased pressure within a limited space compromises the circulation and function of tissues within that space or 2) a condition in which high pressure within a closed fascial space reduces capillary blood perfusion below a level necessary for tissue viability. Recurrent compartment syndrome, also known as chronic or exertional compartment syndrome, is characterized by pain and sometimes loss of nerve function, which recur with exercise and abate if exercise is discontinued.[1]
Contracture is a complication of compartment syndrome resulting from necrosis of the muscles of the distal segment of a limb. The crush syndrome, an extreme form of compartment syndrome, results from severe blunt trauma or prolonged compression of skeletal muscle leading to myonecrosis.
