Neonatal compartment syndrome

Compartment Syndrome of the Forearm: A Systematic Review

“…[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Patients ranged in age from newborn to 67 years. Of the 35 patients whose gender was reported, 27 were male and 8 were female (Table 1).…”

“…5,6,8,9,11,15 Gelberman et al 8 elected not to perform fasciotomy on 14 patients because the pressure in both volar and dorsal compartments was less than 30 mm Hg. Kline and Moore 9 reported a case of a neonate who was evaluated several hours after delivery for full-thickness skin loss with peripheral healing and flexion contracture of the wrist and fingers.…”

“…6 -8,14,16 Seven cases of neonatal forearm compartment syndrome were reported. 5,9 Penetrating trauma (7 gunshot wounds and 6 stab wounds) accounted for 15.4% of injuries. 6,8,10,11 Eight cases were associated with forearm compression due to drug abuse, 7 with crush injuries, 7 with intravenous infiltration, and 5 with snakebites.…”

“…6 -9,11-16 Overall, in 45 patients, a compartment release was done using a volar incision, in 1 patient with a dorsal incision, and in 11 both volar and dorsal compartment releases were performed. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] In 4 patients either the fasciotomy was not discussed or the patients had another procedure. 5,8 A carpal tunnel release was performed at the time of volar compartment decompression in 30 cases.…”

“…6,8,[11][12][13]16 A total of 61 of the 84 patients were treated surgically. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Of the 59 patients treated with fasciotomy, 57 incisions were described, and the modified anterior approach of Henry was most commonly used. 6 -9,11-16 Overall, in 45 patients, a compartment release was done using a volar incision, in 1 patient with a dorsal incision, and in 11 both volar and dorsal compartment releases were performed.…”