A compartment syndrome may develop as a result of:Bone fracture (75% of cases) especially of the tibia, humerus, radius + ulnaVascular injury with or without fractureHaemorrhage Crush injury of extremities: muscle oedemaBurn: increased capillary permeability and tissue fluid entrapmentConstricting dressing, bandage, plaster, cast, tourniquetBlunt traumaAbdominal surgery