Abstract
Methods: Six patients with a flexor compartment chronic compartment syndrome, documented by pressure studies, had forearm compartment decompression.
Results: All patients had good relief of their exercise associated forearm pain following the decompression. Widening of the incisional scar was frequently reported.
Conclusion: Forearm compartment decompression is effective in relieving the symptoms related to chronic forearm compartment syndrome.
Full Text
The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (50.0 KB).