ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2021
Predictors of acute compartment syndrome of the lower leg in adults following tibial plateau fractures.
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Abstract
backgroundAcute compartment syndrome (ACS) is an underestimated complication following tibial plateau fractures. Understanding predictors of ACS in the lower leg after a fracture of the tibial plateau may guide earlier diagnosis and promptly decompressed by surgical fasciotomy. To date, however, there are few large-scale sample literatures to investigate the predictors of it. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the prevalence rate of ACS associated with tibial plateau fractures and identified any such predictors with the development of ACS. MATERIALS AND
methodsFrom January 2015 to January 2020, a total of 1119 consecutive patients (1119 fractures) including 703 males and 416 females with an average age of 40.7 years (18 to 80 years) in tibial plateau fractures who presented to a university-affiliated hospital with level-I trauma center were included. The presence of ACS and associated predictors were collected from patients' electronic medical records. Associated predictors included gender, age, fracture pattern (open or closed), mechanisms of injury, fracture classification, and underlying disease. Univariate and multivariate logistical regression analyses were performed to identify the predictors of the development of ACS following tibial plateau fractures.
resultsOf the 1119 fractures of the tibial plateau, 35 (3.1%) developed an acute compartment syndrome. On multivariate analysis, only younger patient age (odds ratio (OR) 2.57; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.26 to 6.31; P = 0.003), and Schatzker VI type fracture (OR 5.78; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.78 to 54.34; P = 0.021) were significantly associated with the development of ACS. Other variables did not reach statistical significance.
conclusionYounger patient age and Schatzker VI type fracture were predictors of ACS of the lower leg in adults following tibial plateau fractures. Further studies in the prospective study are still needed to identify the potential risk factors associated with ACS in tibial plateau fractures.
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