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= Overview =


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


= Risk Factors =
=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 =
= References =

Revision as of 16:57, 2 July 2018

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