- Disscussion:
- compartment syndrome is uncommon in thigh because of large-volume that the thigh requires to cause a pathological increase in
interstitial pressure;
- fascial compartments of thigh blend anatomically w/ muscles of hip,potentially allowing extravasation of blood outside compartment;
- compartment syndrome may be caused by a decrease in compartmental volume, increase in compartmental contents, or externally pressure;
- Predisposing Factors:
- systemic hypotension;
- history of external compression of thigh
- use of military antishock trousers
- coagulopathy
- vascular injury
- severe blunt trauma to the thigh;
- iliofemoral DVT;
-
intra-medullary nailing:
- re-establishing femoral length thru skeletal traction or reduction of frx decreases the volume of compartments of the thigh
and thus contributes to the development of a compartment syndrome;
- decrease in the volume of compartment of thigh resulting from reduction of fracture may account for development of compartment syndrome following IM nailing;
- hence need to reconsider compartment pressure following skeletal traction or reduction following IM nailing;
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