Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Orthop. May 18, 2017; 8(5): 385-393
Published online May 18, 2017. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i5.385
Table 1 Complications in tibial fracture patients with acute compartment syndrome (n = 29)
ComplicationNo. of patients (%)
Amputation (n = 32)3 (9.4)
Infection (fasciotomy wound)5 (17.2)
Toe deformities (e.g., clawing)8 (27.6)
Ankle stiffness (affecting function)19 (76.0)
Residual paralysis (EHL/FHL/ankle DF/ankle PF)18 (62.1)
Paraesthesia or nerve dysfunction3 (10.3)
Limb contracture5 (17.2)
Muscle herniation (fasciotomy site)2 (6.9)
Pain (apart from fracture site)15 (51.7)
Others (DVT, limb edema)9 (31.0)