Applicability of devices available for the measurement of intracompartmental pressures: a cadaver study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The indication for surgical treatment of the chronic exertional compartment syndrome is evaluated by measuring intracompartmental pressures. The validity of these invasive intracompartmental pressure measurements are increasingly questioned in the absence of a standardized test protocol and uniform cut-off values. The aim of the current study was to test compartment pressure monitors and needles for uniformity, thereby supporting the physician's choice in the selection of appropriate test materials.

Methods

A compartment syndrome was simulated in embalmed above-knee cadaveric leg specimen. Four different terminal devices (Compass manometer, Stryker device, Meritrans transduce, and arterial line) were tested with 22 different needle types. Legs were pressurized after

SUBMITTER: Vogels S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9515326 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature