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Acute compartment syndrome of the extremities

Authors

Andrea Stracciolini, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Harvard Medical School

E. Mark Hammerberg, MD

Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Director of Adult Reconstruction Service, Denver Health Medical Center

Section Editors

Maria E Moreira, MD

Section Editor — Adult Trauma

Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Residency Program Director

Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Richard G Bachur, MD

Section Editor — Pediatric Trauma

Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Deputy Editor

Jonathan Grayzel, MD, FAAEM

Senior Deputy Editor — UpToDate

Deputy Editor — Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Deputy Editor — Primary Care Sports Medicine (Adolescents and Adults)

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Peer Reviewer

Reviewers are not identified on topic reviews to preserve anonymity