Síndrome compartimental del miembro inferior

  1. López-López, Daniel
  2. Cosín Matamoros, Julia
  3. Cosín Matamoros, Eva
Journal:
Podoscopio: [Revista del Colegio de Podólogos de la Comunidad de Madrid]

ISSN: 0212-7393

Year of publication: 2005

Issue: 30

Pages: 188-190

Type: Article

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Abstract

There are numerous causes that can favor an increase of the intracompartimental pressure, being able to clasify in acute, caused by traumatismos or vascular injury and in chronicles, induced by the inadequate repeated exercise. The pain is parestizante, progressive and debilitating, getting even to take place a lack of circulation that causes an inflammation and as result, an increase of the presssure within fascia and get worse the process that can require a fasciotomía.