Clinical and radiographic predictors of acute compartment syndrome in the treatment of tibial plateau fractures: a retrospective cohort study

Table 1 Timing of occurrence of acute compartment syndrome

	ACS occurence N = 28	Remarks
Before external fixation^a	18
During external fixation^a	4
After external fixation^a	3	−2 cases within 24 h after surgery −1 case 10 days after plateau tibial EF and 1 day after ORIF of an associated ipsilateral pilon fracture
After definitive ORIF	3^b	−1 single approach 2 days after injury, without transitory EF −1 double approach 7 days after injury, without transitory EF −1 double approach 18 days after injury, after transitory EF

^a External fixation was performed in all cases within 24 h after injury
^b All 3 cases occurred within 24 h after ORIF
ACS acute compartment syndrome, ORIF open reduction and internal fixation, EF external fixation

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