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Surgical Management of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Extremity: Outcome Analysis and Return to Sport.
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Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine [Clin J Sport Med] 2022 May 01; Vol. 32 (3), pp. 272-277. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 15. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate patient-reported outcomes and return to sport after open fasciotomy for lower extremity chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS).<br />Design: Retrospective case series.<br />Setting: Foot and ankle specialty service at a large multisite academic medical center.<br />Patients: All patients undergoing lower extremity fasciotomy for CECS from 2009 to 2017 by one surgeon were eligible. Patients that underwent a fasciotomy for trauma, infection, or an acute pathologic process were excluded. Fifty-nine patients that underwent 63 procedures were included. The average age was 26.6 years, and 35 (59%) patients were women. Thirty-seven patients underwent simultaneous bilateral fasciotomies, 4 had staged bilateral fasciotomies, and 18 underwent unilateral fasciotomy. Four-compartment fasciotomy was performed 15 times.<br />Interventions: Retrospective email/telephone follow-up.<br />Main Outcome Measures: Return to sports questionnaire, the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure-Sports subscale, and visual analog scale for pain.<br />Results: At a mean follow-up of 58.8 months, significant postoperative improvement was seen in patient-reported outcome scores compared with preoperative scores (P < 0.0001). Overall, 55 (93%) patients were able to return to sport, 42 (76%) returned to the same level of sport, and 13 (24%) returned to a lower level of competition. Bivariate regression analysis demonstrated that a higher preoperative body mass index [odds ratio: 0.829 (95% confidence interval: 0.688, 0.999); P = 0.049] was associated with a lower likelihood of return to sport.<br />Conclusions: This study demonstrates that lower extremity fasciotomy for CECS results in improvement of patient-reported outcomes and a high rate of return to sport.<br />Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-3724
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32941371
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000865