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Stryker Intracompartment pressure-monitoring device.
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As patient being intubated, it was difficult to diagnose a compartment syndrome on just clinical ground, and hence a universally accepted, calibrated handheld device (Stryker, Kalamzoo, Michigan) was used to measure the compartment pressure in the involved forearm compartments (Figure 1).
Fasciotomy with extensile Henry's approach for forearm compartment syndrome.
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 The fasciotomy of the forearm was performed by extensile Henry's approach along with decompression of carpel tunnel and abductor compartment of the hand (Figure 2).
Delayed primary closure of the fasciotomy wound.
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After 72 hrs, the fasciotomy wound was then evaluated again and closed satisfactorily without any tension on the suture lines (Figure 3).