Overview

Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is defined as a clinical entity originated from trauma or other conditions, and remains challenging to diagnose and treat effectively. Threre is the controversy in diagnosing, treating ACS. It was found that there was no criterion about the ACS, and result unnecessary osteotomy. The presence of clinical assessment (5P) always means the necrosis of muscles and was the most serious or irreversible stage of ACS. Besides pressure methods, the threshold of pressure identifying ACS was also controversial.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Fracture patients with Schatzker V and VI,
• Who were older than eighteen years.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The exclusion criteria were pathologic, extra-articular proximal tibial fracture,
• Patients who was eighteen years or younger.
• Patients treated with other implant,
• underwent conservative management were also excluded.