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Q: When compartment syndrome sets in, what are the most vulnerable and the first to become injured?

A: The nerves are the most vulnerable and the first to become injured.

Free Chicken:
Compartment syndrome is pressure is exerted against the muscle fascia compartments within an extremity, fascia is dense connective tissue that envelopes the muscles. Muscle fascia has minimal ability to stretch. As pressure in the compartment increases structures within that compartment are crushed, capillary flow is impaired. Tissues that impaired capillaries serve become ischemic. (Vessels are compressed due to increased pressure; capillaries are no longer functional)

Answer 1

The nerves are the most vulnerable and the first to become injured.

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