The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons released a new clinical practice guideline to help physicians develop an evidence-based approach for the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with traumatic injuries and who are at risk for acute compartment syndrome.

According to a press release from the AAOS, more than 10,000 published studies on the management of acute compartment syndrome of the upper or lower extremity in adults were considered by a collaboration of volunteer workgroup of musculoskeletal trauma surgery experts, military surgeons and AAOS research staff in the development of the clinical practice guidelines. The release noted that highlights of the clinical practice guideline include the following: