1. DONE BY :ASIM MAKHDOM 25/Nov/2008 ORTHOPEDIC H.O

2. Volkmann contracture : Richard vonVolkmann. 1872 (documented nerve injury and subsequent contracture from CS following supracondylar fracture. That injury remains known as Volkmann contracture.) Approximately 50 years after vonVolkmann, Jepson described ischemic contractures in dog hind legs resulting from limb hypertension after experimentally induced venous obstruction

3. in the 1970s, the importance of measuring intracompartmental pressures became apparent.

4. Compartment syndrome (CS) is a limb- threatening and life-threatening condition observed when perfusion pressure falls below tissue pressure in a closed anatomic space

8. Pressure perfusion until no oxygen is available for cellular metabolism.

9. Tissue perfusion is determined by measuring capillary perfusion pressure (CPP) minus the interstitial fluid pressure (TP=CPP-IFP) (Normal cellular metabolism requires 5-7mmHg oxygen tension )

10. this is easily maintained with the CPP averaging 25 mm Hg and interstitial pressure 4-6 mm Hg SO intracompartmental pressures greater than 30 mm Hg are generally agreed to require intervention

11. At this point, blood flow through the capillaries stops no oxygen ischemic injury release of chemical mediator

13. depends on both the diagnosis and the time from injury to intervention… complete recovery of limb function if fasciotomy was performed within 6 hours

15. The traditional 5 Ps (ie, pain, paraesthesia, pallor, poikilothermia, pulselessness) are not diagnostic of CS. Literature warns that, with the exception of pain and paraesthesia, these traditional signs are not reliable, and the presence or absence of them should not affect injury management

16. Importantly, note that these symptoms assume a conscious patient who did not suffer any additional injury that hinders sensory input (eg, spinal cord injury

17. -Long bone fracture -High-energy trauma -Penetrating injuries (eg, gunshot wounds, stabbings) - Often cause arterial injury, which can quickly lead to CS -Venous injury - May cause CS (do not be misled by palpable pulses) Crush injuries

18. 1- simple venipuncture in an anticoagulated patient 2- MINOR TRUMA

19. passive stretching of the muscles, is the earliest clinical indicator of CS

20. SENSORY EXAM THEN MOTOR EXAMPLE deep peroneal nerve

22. 1- metabolic profile 2- creatinine/ urine myoglobin 3- serum myoglobin 4- PT /PTT 5- urine analysis

23. 1_x-ray 2_u/s to rule out other diff

24. the most helpful test and should be done ASAP

25. 1_ oxygen mask 2_ don’t elevate the affected limb more than 35 cm arterial pressue by 23 mmHg and no change in the ICP 3_hydaration 4_fasciotomy(definitive therpy)

28. Delta-p is a measure of perfusion pressure (diastolic blood pressure minus intracompartmental pressure). Originally used in dogs, delta-p measurements of less than 30 mm Hg were used by McQueen (1996) for fasciotomy. As a result, several patients with intracompartmental pressures of 40 mm Hg or greater were observed because the delta-p was greater than 30 mm Hg. Criteria were used in 116 patients without sequelae. The converse also is true, since patients with intracompartmental pressures less than 30 mm Hg but with high delta-p values have developed CS.

29. - Permanent nerve damage - Infection - Loss of limb - Death - Cosmetic deformity post fasciotomy

32. Really we should apply this to all discharged pt.