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Compartment syndrome
This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article compartment syndrome for peer review because I edited it for my class in Cal Poly Pomona in California because it is required group project.
 * CarrieRocks (talk) 18:20, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, CarrieRocks (talk) 18:20, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Ruhrfisch comments: Thanks for your work on this interesting article, here are some suggestions for improvement.
 * A model article is useful for ideas and examples to follow. There are dozens of FAs in Category:FA-Class medicine articles which should provide some useful models to follow.
 * There is one dead link found using the external link checker in the toolbox on this PR page. It is to a journal, so assuming the journal is in print too, the link is not needed (as an interested reader could still theoretically look up the print version of the article cited).
 * The current lead does not seem like a full summary of the article. The lead should be an accessible and inviting overview of the whole article.
 * Nothing important should be in the lead only - since it is a summary, it should all be repeated in the body of the article itself. However, Rankin's definition is only in the lead and not in the body of the article itself.
 * For ideas on how to expand the lead, my rule of thumb is to include every header in the lead in some way. Please see WP:LEAD
 * The article mixes reference styles - some are (Last Name, Year) and others are inline (superscript linked numbers). While either style is OK, the Manual of Style says to pick on reference style and use it consistently throughout the article. Most Wikipedia articles use inline refs, but either is OK.
 * Some places do not have references and need them - for example The cause of compartment syndrome is due to excess pressure on the muscle compartments. This pressure can occur for many different reasons, many are due to injuries. Injuries cause the swelling of tissue. The swelling of the tissue forces pressure upon the muscle compartments, which has a limited volume. Due to this pressure, the venules and lymphatic vessels that drain the muscle compartments are compressed, and are prevented from draining. As arterial inflow continues while outflow is decreased, the pressure builds up in the muscle compartments. This pressure will eventually decrease the amount of blood flow over the capillary bed, causing the tissue to become ischaemic. The tissues will release factors and will lead to the formation of edema. needs at least one ref.
 * Much of the treatment section is laso without references and needs them
 * My rule of thumb is that every quote, every statistic, every extraordinary claim and every paragraph needs a ref.
 * References used do not always have all information needed. Internet refs need URL, title, author if known, publisher and date accessed. cite web and other cite templates may be helpful. See WP:CITE and WP:V
 * References need to be to WP:RS - reliable sources. There is a link to this article, but Wikipedia is not in and of itself a reliable source.
 * The external links seem excessive and probably do not all follow WP:EL - my guess is that some of them could be converted into references.
 * As it currently stands, the article is pretty technical and could be written in a somewhat easier to understand manner. This is is especially true of the lead (which is supposed to be an accessible overview of the whole article and topic). Some technical articles have a fairly accessible Overview section after the lead which gives more detail in an easier to follow manner.
 * I would also go from more general and accessible to more detailed, specific and technical - as it is in someplaces the article goes the other way - for example the Causes section starts out pretty technical and ends with a fairly accessible and general passage (quoted above as it needs a ref).
 * Avoid paragraphs that are either too long (Causes section is all one paragraph) or too short (one or two sentences) as these interrupt the flow of the article narrative. For short paragraphs, consider combining them with others or expansion if possible.
 * Use of bold face text does not seem to follow WP:ITALIC
 * Most editors avoid bullet lists where possible - not always, but very often the list can be converted to straight prose.
 * Please make sure that the existing text includes no copyright violations, plagiarism, or close paraphrasing. For more information on this please see Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-04-13/Dispatches. (This is a general warning given in all peer reviews, in view of previous problems that have risen over copyvios.)

Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). I do not watch peer reviews, so if you have questions or comments, please contact me on my talk page. Yours, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 18:53, 10 June 2011 (UTC)