Yasser Bouklouch, Mitchell Bernstein, Michael Bosse, Adam Cota, Andrew D Duckworth, Robert P Dunbar, Axel Gamulin, Pierre Guy, David J Hak, Justin M Haller, Roman Hayda, Ali Jarragh, Alan J Johnstone, Madhav Karunakar, Abdel-Rahman Lawendy, Ross Leighton, Andreas F Mavrogenis, Cyril Mauffrey, Theodore Miclau, William T Obremskey, Chris Renninger, David W Sanders, Andrew H Schmidt, Prism Schneider, Milan K Sen, Lisa Taitsman, Hans Van Lancker, Edward J Harvey
OBJECTIVE: Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is a true emergency. Even with urgent fasciotomy there is often muscle damage and need for further surgery. Although ACS is not uncommon, no validated classification system exists to aid in efficient and clear communication. The aim of this study was to establish and validate a classification system for the consequences of ACS treated with fasciotomy. METHODS: Using a modified Delphi method, an international panel of ACS experts was assembled to both establish a grading scheme for the disease and then validate the classification system...
July 25, 2023: Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma