EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks required hospitalization when he developed a condition called compartment syndrome following an injury on Sunday. Hicks, 31, had been a ...

Q: What is compartment syndrome, and how does it happen? I developed this following an embolism from hip replacement surgery. I had eight days on wound vacuum-assisted closure, plus physical therapy.

What is compartment syndrome and how does it happen? I developed this following an embolism from hip replacement surgery. I had eight days on wound vacuum-assisted closure, plus physical therapy. The ...

A fasciotomy is a procedure where a surgeon cuts your fascia to relieve compartment syndrome. Your fascia is a thin sheet of connective tissue surrounding and supporting your muscles. Compartment ...

Hello, dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. Our inbox had a busy month, so we’ll dive right in. We recently wrote about acute compartment syndrome. It occurs when a serious injury, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 42-year-old man with no past medical history and prescribed no medications presented to the ED with complaints ...

A fasciotomy is a procedure that involves cutting into the fascia, a layer of connective tissue that encases muscles and other tissues. It is done to relieve built-up pressure inside muscle ...

Some say a supplement is the culprit in a rash of compartment syndrome cases. August 23, 2010 -- An Oregon hospital is running tests to determine if a muscle-enhancing supplement may have caused 13 ...

Dear Doctors: What is compartment syndrome, and how does it happen? I developed this following an embolism from hip replacement surgery. I had eight days on wound vacuum-assisted closure, plus ...