What does osteofascial compartment mean?

Osteofascial compartments are spaces formed between bone and fascia. Fascia is a membrane attached to muscle, and muscle and bone are not all tightly attached, so a relatively large space is formed. There are many osteofascial compartments distributed in the human body, but the osteofascial compartments of the forearm and calf are particularly important. There are three in the front wall and four in the calf. When a fracture of the forearm and calf occurs and is compressed by a strong force, osteofascial compartment syndrome may occur. When the pressure in the compartment increases, it will squeeze the surrounding blood vessels, causing peripheral blood circulation disorders, resulting in insufficient blood supply to muscles and nerves. If the pressure in the compartment is large and the pressure is long, it may show tissue necrosis, which is a clinically critical disease and also a disease that needs to be prevented. Because once the compartment syndrome is manifested, it will cause great damage to the patient without timely surgical treatment.