title: [A clinical analysis of patients undergoing fasciotomy who experienced the 2011 Van earthquake].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to investigate the clinical profile and prognosis of the patients with fasciotomy who were admitted to Van Training and Research Hospital following the 2011 Van earthquake.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-one patients (11 males, 10 females; mean age 38.3 years; range 18 to 60 years) who had urgent fasciotomy in our clinic following the earthquake were included. Medical records including demographic data, clinical characteristics and prognostic data of the patients were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven of 21 patients with fasciotomies underwent amputation. Fasciotomy incisions were closed with skingrafting in nine patients and with primary closure in three patients. Eight patients had full range of motion of the joint, while four patients had restricted range of motion of the joint and needed rehabilitation. Two patients had sensory loss.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compartment syndrome is one of the serious problems after the Van earthquake. The infection ratio was low, while the amputation ratio was high. The use of anticoagulants following compartment syndrome worsens the clinical presentation, increasing the intracompartmental pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Van Training and Research Hospital, 65040 Van, Turkey. ggormeli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gökay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Görmeli
authors.forename: Cemile Ayşe
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Görmeli
authors.forename: Savaş
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güner
authors.forename: Mehmet Fethi
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dursun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000601:surgery*; D003444:Crush Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D055866:Earthquakes; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey