Paraestheisa and Paralysis
- Paraesthesia indicates nerve involvement, particularly sensory nerve compression and ischaemia
- As acute compartment syndrome progresses the paraesthesia becomes paresis, then paralysis
- Paralysis tends to occur >4 hours after symptom onset
- Paralysis indicates both sensory and motor impairment and is associated with a poor recovery of function
- Neurological changes may also be due to a concurrent direct injury to the nerve and not necessarily compartment syndrome
