Surgical Demographics of Acute Hand Compartment Syndrome.
Derrick W WilliamsGeorge S M DyerArvind von KeudellPublished in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2022)
The demographics of acute hand compartment syndrome have evolved in the last 25 years compared with the prior literature, partly as a result of the opioid epidemic leading to a rise in "found down" compartment syndrome. Treating providers should recognize crush injury, prolonged decubitus, and infection as the most common causes of acute hand compartment syndrome.