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Vanessa Morello Division of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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Introduction Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the lower leg is a condition in which muscle intra-compartmental pressure (ICP) rises above a level which may cause irreversible muscle and nerve lesion ( 1 ). The development of muscle and

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, there may be relevant blood loss of up to 2000 mL ( 29 ) caused by vascular ruptures in the soft tissues or by the fracture itself ( 29 , 30 ). Acute compartment syndrome occurs when the volume within the myofascial compartment exceeds the level of

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