Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Distribution and underlying injury causing acute compartment syndrome
Physical location | Underlying injury | No. of cases |
|---|---|---|
Lower extremity | Tibial diaphyseal fracture | 9 |
Tibial plateau fracture | 6 | |
Soft tissue injury | ||
Leg | 4 | |
Thigh | 1 | |
Fractures of the foot | ||
Lisfranc fracture | 2 | |
Metatarsal fracture | 2 | |
Femoral fracture | 2 | |
Tibial pilon fracture | 2 | |
Ankle fracture dislocation | 1 | |
Upper extremity | Forearm fracture | 2 |
Elbow fracture | 1 | |
Distal radial fracture | 1 | |
Fractures of the hand | ||
Metacarpal fracture | 1 |