title: Fasciotomy for chronic compartment syndrome.
abstract: During 1977 and 1978, we operated on 34 patients with chronic anterior tibial compartment syndrome. Surgery consisted of subcutaneous fasciotomy of the anterior crural compartment under local anesthesia. Twenty-three patients were operated on bilaterally. The mean follow-up was 10 years. One patient was lost to follow-up, leaving a total of 56 legs for assessment. The long-term result was excellent in 31 legs, good in 10, fair in 11, and poor in 4. There was one recurrence. This was relieved by refasciotomy.
authors.affiliation: Troms Military Hospital, Bardu, Norway.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Almdahl
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Samdal
mesh_terms: D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000601:surgery*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male