Definition In many places in our body, our muscles are located together with nerves in so-called muscle boxes, a compartment in which they are separated from the environment by a tissue skin. We have most of the muscle compartments on our extremities, i.e. the arms and legs. Their main purpose is to enable the muscles … Compartment syndrome (lodge syndrome)
Symptoms The compartment syndrome is characterized by severe, sometimes burning pain, soft tissue swelling, a marked hardening of the muscles in the affected loge and pain during passive movement caused by a lack of blood supply to the muscles.These initial symptoms are soon followed by sensitive and motor deficits in the affected area. It can … Symptoms | Compartment syndrome (lodge syndrome)
Therapy Therapy of Acute Compartment Syndrome Acute compartment syndrome is a surgical emergency and requires the fastest possible treatment. The treatment consists of immediate pressure relief of the affected muscles, through a so-called fasciotomy. Fasciotomy is a surgical procedure in which the layers of connective tissue that enclose the muscles are split, thus removing the … Therapy | Compartment syndrome (lodge syndrome)
Aftercare Most patients with acute compartment syndrome are immobilized and confined to bed due to their original injuries (which, for example, occurred in an accident and led to compartment syndrome, broken bones, etc.). Other measures after a fasciotomy are elevation of the operated limb to promote swelling of the tissue. If the compartment syndrome operation … Aftercare | Compartment syndrome (lodge syndrome)
Classification by localization The lower leg is one of the most common localizations of a compartment syndrome. There are four muscle boxes in a rather limited space, each of which is separated by a thin, less flexible layer of connective tissue (fascia). A swelling in one of these compartments therefore quickly leads to a disturbance … Classification by localization | Compartment syndrome (lodge syndrome)
Compartment syndrome after surgery After an operation on arms or legs, a complication can be compartment syndrome. This can occur, for example, if there is bleeding into the tissue through an injured blood vessel after the operation. The imminent compartment syndrome is manifested by increasing pain and swelling of the affected body part.As the pressure … Compartment syndrome after surgery | Compartment syndrome (lodge syndrome)
Shinbone Edge Syndrome The tibial edge syndrome, also called medial (middle) or lateral (lateral) tibial edge syndrome depending on the location, is a disease that usually occurs in connection with sports activity. It describes load-dependent, dull or stabbing pain at the tibial edge. Particularly at risk are joggers or sportsmen and women who engage in … Shinbone Edge Syndrome | Lower leg muscles
Congenital clubfoot The congenital clubfoot, also Pes equinovarus, is a malposition of the child’s foot and occurs with a frequency of 1:1000 births. Boys are affected twice as frequently as girls. The cause of the foot deformity is a disturbance of the balance of the lower leg muscles, in which plantar flexors, i.e. flexors of … Congenital clubfoot | Lower leg muscles
The lower leg is the part of the leg between the knee and the foot. The bony structures are formed by the shin bone (tibia) and fibula, which in turn are connected by a tight ligament connection, the Membrana interossea cruris. Below the knee, between the tibia and fibula, there is a taut joint, an … Lower leg muscles
Rear lower leg muscles The superficial posterior muscles of the lower leg are among them: In the area of the posterior lower leg muscles, the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles work closely together. They are synergists and are also referred to in anatomical terminology as the musculus triceps surae. The soleus muscle (plaice muscle) is largely … Rear lower leg muscles | Lower leg muscles
Fascias and boxes Fascia is collagenous, fibrous connective tissue that forms joint and organ capsules and also encloses muscles, bones, nerve tracts and blood vessels. The entire lower leg musculature is surrounded by the so-called fascia cruris. Depending on their function, individual muscle groups are divided into different compartments by further fascia and separated from … Fascias and boxes | Lower leg muscles
