title: Elastic suture (shoelace technique) for fasciotomy closure after treatment of compartmental syndrome associated to tibial fracture.
abstract: This article reports the use of elastic suture as an adjuvant in surgical wound closure caused by decompressive fasciotomy after compartment syndrome associated with a compound fracture of the tibia. Widely used in other medico-surgical specialties, this technique is unusual in orthopedics surgery, but the simplicity of the procedure and the successful outcome observed in this case allows for its consideration as indicated for situations similar to that presented in this study.
authors.affiliation: Casa de Saúde Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Sergio Martins Castelo
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.affiliation: Casa de Saúde Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cardoso Junior
authors.affiliation: Casa de Saúde Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rotbande
authors.affiliation: Casa de Saúde Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Antonio Fraga
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ciraudo
authors.affiliation: Casa de Saúde Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Celso Ricardo Correa de Melo
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Casa de Saúde Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Cesar Dos Santos
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Leal
keywords: Fascia/surgery; Fractures, bone; Sutures/utilization; Tibia