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NIR news
Volume 20 Issue 8, Pages 12–14 (2009)
doi: 10.1255/nirn.1158
The application of near infrared spectroscopy in the detection of acute lower limb compartment syndrome
Major Tom Barker
Academic Department of Military Surgery, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine
This article discusses how NIR spectroscopy can be used to detect acute lower limb compartment syndrome, a condition which occurs when pressure rises within one or more of the confined fascial compartments of the leg, leading to a critical reduction in capillary perfusion to the tissues within that compartment.
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