Management of Fasciotomy Incisions After Acute Compartment Syndrome: Is Delayed Primary Closure More Feasible in Children Compared With Adults?

• Published in: Journal of pediatric orthopaedics Vol. 40; no. 4; p. e300
• Main Authors: Rademacher, Emily, Miller, Patricia E, Jordan, Eric, May, Collin J, Glotzbecker, Michael P, Bae, Donald S, Hedequist, Daniel J, Shore, Benjamin J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Compartment Syndromes - surgery; Debridement - adverse effects; Debridement - methods; Fasciotomy - adverse effects; Fasciotomy - methods; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Male; Skin Transplantation - methods; Surgical Flaps; Treatment Outcome; Wound Closure Techniques

Recent adult literature has demonstrated that in the setting of acute compartment syndrome (ACS), if fasciotomy wounds are not closed after the first debridement, they are unlikely to be closed via delayed primary closure (DPC). The purpose of this study was to report the success of DPC through seri...