Experimental evaluation of the effect of raised pressure in a single compartment in the lower leg on neighbouring compartments using fresh above knee amputated legs-a study of interstitial pressures with two case reports

This experimental data and case reports show that a compartment in which there is raised pressure may exert external pressure on a neighbouring compartment that can result in physiological changes to induce a compartment syndrome within that neighbour. The importance of assessing all compartments within a limb segment, even when associated with low velocity trauma, remains paramount.