The following table or figure may be downloaded to PowerPoint for personal use in teaching and presentations. This feature is available to all subscribers to the journal.

You MUST read and follow the guidelines at Request to Reproduce AJR Content if you are distributing or using AJR content beyond academic use (limited distribution, non-revenue producing, or educational purposes).

(Downloading may take up to 30 seconds.
If the slide opens in your browser, select File -> Save As to save it.)
Click on image to view larger version.

Fig. 1E —Compartment syndrome When acute compartment syndrome goes unrecognized or is poorly managed, increased intracompartmental pressure results in decreased tissue perfusion, indicated by darkening and volume loss of anterolateral musculature. Blood vessels collapse as interstitial pressure overcomes intravascular pressure and hypoxic injury ensues with local tissue ischemia, intracellular edema, anaerobic metabolism, and irreversible cell damage.