Risk Factors compartment syndrome

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2] ;



Overview

Various risk factors are known to be related to compartment syndrome.

Risk Factors

  • Age: Younger patients are more prone to get CS than elderly cases.
  • Gender: Males are ten times more prone to develop CS than females.
  • Type of injury
  • Site of injury
  • Burns to the limb
  • Blunt to the limb
  • Crushing trauma to the limb
  • Excessive exercise or nonroutine physical activity
  • Nonaccidental causes like medical conditions include
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Viral myositis
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Bleeding disorders
  • Malignancies
  • Diabetes mellitus

References

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