TIBIAL ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME

Course overview

COMPARTMENT SYNDROME OCCURS WHEN THE TISSUE PRESSURE WITHIN A GIVEN COMPARTMENT EXCEEDS THE PERFUSION PRESSURE OF THE ARTERIAL SUPPLY, RESULTING IN ISCHEMIA OF THE MUSCLES AND NERVES OF THE COMPARTMENT. THE ETIOLOGY IS VARIED; HOWEVER, MOST COMMONLY IT IS RELATED TO ACUTE TRAUMA OR OVERUSE SYNDROME. IN THE LEG, THIS CAN OCCUR IN ANY OF THE FOUR COMPARTMENTS: ANTERIOR, LATERAL, SUPERFICIAL POSTERIOR, OR DEEP POSTERIOR. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF ANTERIOR TIBIAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF TEAM-BASED INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.