title: Compartment syndrome after tibial plateau fracture.
abstract: Fractures of the tibial plateau are relatively rare, representing around 1.2% of all fractures. The tibia, due to its subcutaneous location and poor muscle coverage, is exposed and suffers large numbers of traumas, not only fractures, but also crush injuries and severe bruising, among others, which at any given moment, could lead compartment syndrome in the patient. The case is reported of a 58-year-old patient who, following a tibial plateau fracture, presented compartment syndrome of the leg and was submitted to decompressive fasciotomy of the four right compartments. After osteosynthesis with internal fixation of the tibial plateau using an L-plate, the patient again developed compartment syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Benjamin Brandão
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Pitta
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thays Fernanda Avelino
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Thaysa Avelino
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edelson Moreira
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: da Costa Filho
keywords: Bone wires; Fracture fixation internal; Tibial fractures