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Predictors of Acute Compartment Syndrome in Patients With Forearm Fractures: A Systematic Review.

Ahmed AlHussain, Nouf A Almagushi, Fay Alowid, Bashayer AlObaid, Nawaf A Almagushi, Sultan N Alotaibi, Mohammad S Almosa, Mashari A Alhossan, Saif S Alanazi, Faisal Alhuwairini and 1 more

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ahmed AlHussainOrthopaedic Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Nouf A AlmagushiDepartment of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Fay AlowidCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Bashayer AlObaidCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Nawaf A AlmagushiMedical School, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, IRL.
Sultan N AlotaibiCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Mohammad S AlmosaCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Mashari A AlhossanCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Saif S AlanaziMedical School, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al Khobar, SAU.
Faisal AlhuwairiniOrthopaedic Surgery, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, SAU.
Musaad M Bin DukhiCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is a critical orthopedic and traumatology emergency arising from elevated pressure within a confined osteofascial compartment, leading to compromised blood circulation and tissue ischemia. This systematic review aims to comprehensively identify and analyze the most predictable risk factors associated with ACS development in patients with forearm fractures. Published articles on ACS were meticulously searched and evaluated on reputable medical databases such as PubMed. The keywords "risk factors associated with the ACS in patients who have sustained forearm fractures"were used to create the search syntax on various databases. Data were gathered on raw prevalence, population under study, and methodology. A total of 10 articles that met the search criteria were identified and included in this review with a total of more than 300,000 patients across the studies. Fracture-related ACS was the most common, followed by soft tissue damage among patients with forearm fractures. This review underscores fractures as primary ACS catalysts, along with the role of soft tissue trauma. Meticulous consideration of these risk factors can enhance clinical decision-making, early detection, and intervention, improving patient outcomes and care quality.

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acsacute compartment syndromeforearmfracturesintercompartmental pressure

Identifiers

PMID38524047
PMCPMC10961054
OpenAlexW4392101159

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