compartment

Arm compartment
(anterior)
Contain 3 muscle : brachialis, biceps brachii,
coracobrachialis
Neurovascular : musculocutaneous nerve,
median nerve, brachial artery, radial nerve
(distally)
 Arm compartment
(posterior)
Muscle : triceps brachii
Neurovascular : radial nerve(mid arm), ulnar
nerve( distal arm), radial recurrent arteries
Anterior Compartment of Forearm
Superficial: Pronator teres (PT), flexor carpi
radialis (FCR), palmaris longus (PL), flexor carpi
ulnaris (FCU)
Middle : Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS)
Deep: Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP), flexor
pollicis longus (FPL), pronator quadratus (PQ)
Posterior compartment of forearm
Superficial: Anconeus, ext. digit. communis
(EDC), ext. digit. minimi (EDM), ext. carpi
ulnaris (ECU)

Deep: Supinator, abd. poll. longus (APL), ext.

poll. brevis (EPB), ext. poll. longus (EPL), ext.
indicis proprius (EIP)
 Mobile Wad Compartment
Contains 3 muscles
Thigh Compartment
 Cruris Compartment
Compartment Contents Signs
Anterior Tibialis anterior Pain on passive flexion
Extensor digitorum longus ankle/toes
Extensor hallucis longus Numbness1st web space
Peroneus tertius Weaknessankle/toe flexion
Deep peroneal (anterior tibial)
nerve and vessels
Lateral Peroneus longus Pain on passive foot inversion
Peroneus brevis Numbnessdorsum of foot
Superficial peroneal nerve Weakness of eversion
Superficial posterior Gastrocnemius Pain on passive ankle extension
Soleus Numbnessdorsolateral foot
Plantaris Weaknessplantar flexion
Sural nerve
Deep posterior Tibialis posterior Pain on passive ankle/toe
Flexor digitorum longus extension/ foot eversion
Flexor hallucis longus Numbnesssole of foot
Posterior tibial nerve Weaknesstoe/ankle flexion,
foot inversion
McQueen MM. Acute Compartement Syndrome. In: Bucholz et al. Rockwood & Greens fractures in Adults 7th ed.