Clinical and radiographic predictors of acute compartment syndrome in the treatment of tibial shaft fractures: a retrospective cohort study

Wuarin, Lydia; Gonzalez, Amanda; Zingg, Matthieu; Belinga, Patrick; Hoffmeyer, Pierre; Peter, Robin; Luebbeke-Wolff, Anne; Gamulin, Axel Dorian G.

doi:10.1186/s12891-020-3044-8

Scientific article

English

Clinical and radiographic predictors of acute compartment syndrome in the treatment of tibial shaft fractures: a retrospective cohort study

ContributorsWuarin, Lydia; Gonzalez, Amanda; Zingg, Matthieu; Belinga, Patrick; Hoffmeyer, Pierre; Peter, Robin; Luebbeke-Wolff, Anne; Gamulin, Axel Dorian G.

Published inBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 21, no. 1, 25

Publication date2020

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between epidemiological, clinical and radiographic factors of patients with tibial shaft fractures and the occurrence of acute compartment syndrome.

Keywords

Acute compartment syndrome
Fasciotomy
Risk factors
Tibial diaphysis fracture
Tibial shaft fracture

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Mécanismes physiopathologiques de l'arthrose (960)

Citation (ISO format)

WUARIN, Lydia et al. Clinical and radiographic predictors of acute compartment syndrome in the treatment of tibial shaft fractures: a retrospective cohort study. In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020, vol. 21, n° 1, p. 25. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-3044-8