Manual Forearm Palpation in Acute Forearm Compartment Syndrome Is Not Accurate
We recommend against the use of manual palpation of compartment pressure in the diagnosis of forearm ACS in an obtunded patient.
Authors
- Christopher Pullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0431-4544)
- Lukas Ernstbrunner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4920-8518)
- David C. Ackland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0559-7569)
- Thomas Treseder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6974-7575)
- Jouad Haydar
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.24.00229
- Primary Topic
- Muscle and Compartmental Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00