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Title: | Intracompartmental pressure changes after anterolateral bridge plating of tibial fractures | Authors: | Dağlar, B. Delialioğlu, Ö.M. Bayrakci, K. Tezel, K. Günel, Uğur Ceyhan, E. |
Keywords: | Bridge plating Compartment syndrome Intracompartmental pressure Tibial fracture adult adverse effects biomechanics bone plate Compartment Syndromes devices early diagnosis female human male middle aged osteosynthesis pathophysiology procedures prospective study Tibial Fractures time to treatment treatment outcome Turkey Adult Biomechanical Phenomena Bone Plates Early Diagnosis Female Fracture Fixation, Internal Humans Male Middle Aged Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) Prospective Studies Time-to-Treatment |
Publisher: | Ekin Medical Publishing | Abstract: | Objective: Compartment syndrome is one of the most devastating complications in orthopedics both for the patient and the treating physician. Among the many causes, trauma and its treatment are the most common reasons for compartment syndrome, which most frequently occurs in the lower leg following tibial fractures. Since bridge plating of difficult metadiaphyseal tibial fractures is becoming increasingly popular, serious concerns have been raised about the increased intracompartmental pressures and possible compartment syndrome. Methods: This study investigated the intracompartmental pressure changes in anterolateral compartment of the leg during and immediately after anterolateral bridge plating of tibial fractures. Intracompartmental pressures were measured before and during plate application, just after the completion of fixation, and immediately and 4-5 min after the tourniquet release in 22 isolated closed comminuted tibial fractures. Results: Baseline anterolateral compartment pressures were higher than those on the uninjured side (9.3 vs 27.8 mmHg). Pressures were 69.5, 57.4, 65.8, and 56.8 mmHg, respectively, for the other measurements times. None of the patients received prophylactic fasciotomy, and none developed clinical compartment syndrome. Conclusion: We found that anterolateral compartmental pressures were higher than pressures on the uninjured side in all patients. Although there is a considerable increase in intracompartmental pressures during and immediately after anterolateral percutaneous bridge plating of comminuted tibial fractures, intraoperative prophylactic fasciotomy is not routinely needed. One should monitor the patients on the first postoperative day for signs of compartment syndrome. Fasciotomy decisions should be based on both clinical symptoms and serial intracompartmental pressure measurements rather than a single measurement. © 2016 Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/9923 https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2016.15.0139 |
ISSN: | 1017-995X |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu TR Dizin İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / TR Dizin Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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