NDLI: Effectiveness of Serial Measurement of Differential Pressure in Closed Tibial Diaphyseal Fractures in Diagnosing Acute Compartment Syndrome using Whiteside's Technique.

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Effectiveness of Serial Measurement of Differential Pressure in Closed Tibial Diaphyseal Fractures in Diagnosing Acute Compartment Syndrome using Whiteside's Technique.

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Author	Ramprasath, DR Thirunarayanan, V David, J Anbazhagan, S
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Acute Compartment Syndrome is a limb-threatening emergency and it occurs most commonly after fractures. The aim of our study is to find out the effectiveness of serial measurement of differential pressure in closed tibial diaphyseal fractures, in diagnosing acute compartment syndrome, using Whiteside’s technique. A total of 52 cases in the age group of 15 to 55 years admitted with closed fractures were studied for serial compartment pressure as well as serial differential pressure. Eight patients had persistent compartment pressure > 40mmHg, out of which only two patients had persistent differential pressure < 30mmHg and these two patients underwent fasciotomy. Thus, by measuring the compartment pressure serially and calculating differential pressure serially, acute compartment syndrome can be diagnosed or ruled out with higher precision, so that unnecessary fasciotomies can be avoided.
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ISSN	19852533
Journal	Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal [Malays Orthop J]
Volume Number	10
PubMed Central reference number	PMC5333695
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	28435539
e-ISSN	2232111X
DOI	10.5704/moj.1603.001
Language	English
Publisher	Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
Publisher Date	2016-03-01
Publisher Place	Kuala Lumpur
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2016 Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA). All Rights Reserved
Subject Keyword	Acute compartment syndrome Whiteside’s technique differential pressure fasciotomy tibial fractures
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Emergency Medicine Surgery

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