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What sort of disorder is compartment syndrome?
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Serious: Compartment syndrome is related to the pressures inside muscle groups, generally in the limbs. These muscles are grouped into large segments, and if the pressures inside them go up, it can cut off the venous or arterial blood flow, thus causing necrosis of the tissues.
Answered 3/26/2013
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