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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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reported in the case of a 23-year-old soldier who suffered from an injury playing basketball which resulted in an acute compartment syndrome. 58 Only five previous cases similar to this have been reported. The study concluded that compartment syndrome