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The aim of this paper is two fold; firstly to sample current military orthopaedic experience and secondly establish if there exists a consensus of opinion in how and if to perform fasciotomy of the foot thereby providing guidance to other clinicians.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Method<\/jats:title>A questionnaire was sent to 10 DMS orthopaedic consultants to identify their experience with foot compartment syndrome and performing foot fasciotomies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Five had performed a foot fasciotomy (average 2, range 1-6) over an average of 6.2 years as consultant and an average of 7.3 months deployed. Most commonly two dorsal and a medial incision were used to decompress the foot. One surgeon advocated not decompressing the foot and accepting the subsequent contractures,<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusion<\/jats:title>DMS clinicians need to remain vigilant to compartment syndrome of the foot and especially in cases of crush or blast injury or of multiple fractures. If diagnosed or even if an impending compartment syndrome is suspected then, in line with the current weight of expert opinion, the foot should be decompressed and the deployed orthopaedic surgeon should be capable of performing it. Evidence concerning their battlefield use is limited. 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