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Query: UMLS:C0022116 (
ischemia
)
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Partition syndrome constitutes a nosological entity which amalgamates various disorders whose common feature is hyperpressure in a muscular cavity of the limbs; one such case is Volkmann's Syndrome, another is
Anterior Tibial Syndrome
. This hyperpressure is caused by extrinsic compression or an increase in volume of the contents of the cavity (block of the venous return, or hyperhaemia). It brings on muscular and nervous
ischemia
. Sometimes a retrocession of the symptoms can be hoped for, by a halt in the causal factor (effort, plaster too tight) mostly a fasciotomy has to be performed to open the cavity and avoid the vicious circles which this process triggers off and maintains.
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PMID:[Compartment syndrome]. 647 25
