Diagnostic Technique and Prevention of Compartment Syndrome in Closed Interlocking Intramedullary Osteosynthesis of Tibia
Journal: Acta Scientific Orthopaedics
Year: 2023

A significant part of the undesirable outcomes or complications after diaphyseal fractures of the tibia is explained either by the somatic condition of the patient or by the mechanism of the injury. However, often the reasons for these outcomes lie in the compartment syndrome. Unfortunately, this complication does not receive proper coverage in the scientific literature, exactly as well as methods of preventing it. The article proposes to deduce the principles of diagnosis and prevention of comp