Novel Digital Continuous Sensor for Monitoring of Compartment Pressure: a Case Report

Overview

Journal OTA Int

Date 2022 Nov 25

PMID 36425093

Authors

Julien Montreuil

Jason Corban

Rudolf Reindl

Edward J Harvey

Mitchell Bernstein

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Abstract

Case: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has recently identified continuous intracompartmental pressure monitoring as 1 of the few means to assist in ruling out acute compartment syndrome (ACS). There are very few methods that allow this measurement. This manuscript describes the use of a new digital monitoring system for ACS in 3 patients. This minimally invasive device, the MY01 (NXTSENS, Montreal, Canada) is capable of continuously and precisely measuring variations in intracompartmental pressure.

Conclusion: MY01 detected the occurrence of ACS at early-stage and expedited the timing of surgery for 2 patients. This tool also objectively excluded a suspected diagnosis of ACS in a medically comorbid patient, obviating the need for unnecessary fasciotomies and potential complications.

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