Extremity fasciotomy in the developing world setting – a South African experience
A broad range of injuries may precipitate acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the extremity and mandate fasciotomy. Clinicians must actively exclude ACS when managing these conditions. Once identified, ACS requires fasciotomy. In an environment with long prehospital times there seems to be little role for expectant treatment of ACS.
Authors
- Jonathan Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-5208)
- John Bruce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8666-4104)
- Grant Laing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-0386)
- Arnold Bok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3368-2083)
- Damian Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-1455)
- J. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8227-7796)
- Victor Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2291-2572)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Auckland City Hospital (NZ)
- North Shore Hospital (NZ)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36303/sajs.00434
- Primary Topic
- Muscle and Compartmental Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00