A 30-year-old active-duty soldier with bilateral patellofemoral syndrome came to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center emergency department for evaluation of sudden-onset bilateral leg and thigh pain ...

Inside the leg and arm, many different muscles control the complex motions of the upper and lower limbs. Tough, minimally stretchable tissue known as fascia binds groups of these muscles into ...

In recent medical practice, one of the most common findings observed in the orthopedic department is of acute compartment syndrome and related disability. The compartment syndrome occurs due to a ...

1 Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kahramanmaras, Kahramanmaras, Turkey 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Çukurova, Adana, Turkey ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 42-year-old man with no past medical history and prescribed no medications presented to the ED with complaints ...

An increase in compartment pressure leads to vessel collapse, causing decreased blood flow to the cells in the area. If not addressed quickly, ischemia can occur, leading to more edema and cell death.

Treatment of stress fractures in the primary care setting is based on whether the fracture is in a high- or low-risk site. Low-risk sites include the second through fourth metacarpal shafts, posterior ...

Compartment syndrome is a dangerous condition which occurs when excess pressure builds within the muscles. It is a painful condition that could manifest in both acute and chronic forms. Muscles, ...