title: Compartment syndrome delays tibial union.
abstract: There has been no previous investigation into the association between compartment syndrome and delayed or nonunion of the tibia following fracture. To establish whether such an association might exist, a retrospective survey of the results of the treatment of closed and Grade I tibial fractures complicated by compartment syndrome was undertaken. The survey showed that there was a significant delay in fracture union in patients over 18 years of age, but not in younger patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D014945:Wound Healing