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2020 November

Compartment Monitoring in Tibial Fractures

November 2, 2020

During a period of 2 years and 7 months, a total of 116 patients with tibial diaphyseal fractures were monitored for anterior compartment pressure. Using Whiteside’s recommendation measuring delta pressure (30mmHg) as a threshold for fasciotomy, all cases of acute compartment syndrome were properly diagnosed, with no missed cases. If the delta pressure were not