Risk factors for acute compartment syndrome in one thousand one hundred and forty seven diaphyseal tibia fractures

• Published in: International orthopaedics Vol. 48; no. 8; pp. 2211 - 2216
• Main Authors: Strain, Ritchie, Giannoudis, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Body Mass Index; Cohort Studies; Compartment Syndromes - diagnosis; Compartment Syndromes - epidemiology; Compartment Syndromes - etiology; Compartment Syndromes - surgery; Diaphyses - injuries; Female; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - adverse effects; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - methods; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Paper; Orthopedics; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Tibial Fractures - complications; Tibial Fractures - epidemiology; Tibial Fractures - surgery; Young Adult; Acute compartment syndrome; Trauma; Risk factors; Tibia fracture

Purpose Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) remains a devastating complication of orthopaedic trauma. The tibial diaphysis is especially implicated in the development of ACS, both at the time of injury and after operative management. Identification of risk factors for ACS for these distinct scenarios h...