Thigh compartment syndrome is uncommon and may go unrecognized. Signs and symptoms include a history of thigh swelling and/or hematoma and pain after minor injury in a patient who is anticoagulated.

Dear Doctors: What is compartment syndrome, and how does it happen? I developed this following an embolism from hip replacement surgery. I had eight days on wound vacuum-assisted closure, plus ...

A 42-year-old man with no past medical history and prescribed no medications presented to the ED with complaints of pain and swelling in his left lower leg during the last 48 hours. The patient ...

A case of gluteal compartment syndrome in a 60-year-old man shows the importance of prompt diagnosis and urgent fasciotomy to manage the condition. Early recognition and timely surgical decompression ...

EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks required hospitalization when he developed a condition called compartment syndrome following an injury on Sunday. Hicks, 31, had been a ...

A fasciotomy is a procedure where a surgeon cuts your fascia to relieve compartment syndrome. Your fascia is a thin sheet of connective tissue surrounding and supporting your muscles. Compartment ...

The Predators unveiled the specific nature of center Ryan Johansen's left thigh injury on Sunday, confirming that he required season-ending surgery to treat acute compartment syndrome. "His symptoms ...

A 29-year-old non-smoking man with a BMI of 37 kg/m 2 and history of bipolar disease sustained a right subtrochanteric femur fracture and pseudoaneurysm of his right proximal femoral artery after a ...