Compartment syndrome following total knee replacement: A case report and literature review

Table 1 Studies reporting compartment syndrome after total knee replacement

	Age	Tourniquet pressure (mmHg)	Anticoagulation	Anaesthetic	Time to treatment (h)	Location	Fasciotomy	Complications
Boonstra et al[5]	62	350	Yes	GA and Femoral block	24	Thigh	Yes	None
Haggis et al[6]	69	350	No	Epidural	14	Leg	Yes	Foot drop and equinus
	53	N/A	No	Epidural	38	Thigh	Yes	Foot drop and equinus
	65	300	No	Spinal	24	Leg	Yes	None
	48	350	No	Epidural	192	Leg	Yes	Foot drop and numb sole
	39	350	Yes	Epidural	20	Leg	Yes	Foot drop and equinus/infected TKR
	49	350	No	Epidural	51	Leg	Yes	Foot drop
	61	350	Yes	Epidural	38	Leg	Yes	Below knee amputation
Hailer et al[7]	43	275	Yes	Epidural	50	Leg	Yes	Pes equinus. Complete plegia of all muscle groups distal to the knee. Anesthesia of the sole of the foot
Kort et al[8]	44	300	N/R	Spinal + Epidural	22	Leg	Yes	Neurologic impairment and pain
Kumar et al[9]	46	N/R	No	Spinal + Epidural	48	Gluteal	Yes	None
	72	N/R	Yes	Epidural	47	Gluteal	Yes	Trendelenburg gait
Lareau et al[10]	73	N/R	N/R	GA and Femoral block	Approximately 36	Thigh	Yes	None
Nadeem et al[11]	71	N/R	Yes	N/R	N/R	Thigh	Yes	None
Osteen et al[12]	52	N/R	N/R	Epidural	Approximately 48	Gluteal	Yes	None
Pacheco et al[13]	47	N/R	N/R	Epidural	44	Gluteal	Yes	Gluteal discomfort
	71	N/R	N/R	Epidural	Approximately 48	Gluteal	Yes	Motor and sensory impairment distal to the knee
Smith et al[14]	66	N/R	Yes	Epidural	N/R	Thigh	No	None
Tang et al[15]	62	300	N/R	Epidural	Approximately 48	Leg	Yes	Calf numbness
Vegari et al[3]	81	350	No	Spinal	20	Leg	Yes	Non-healing wounds
	74	325	No	Spinal + Epidural	24	Leg	Yes	Skin/muscle necrosis
	61	250	Yes	Spinal + Epidural	70	Leg	Yes	Foot drop
	56	300	Yes	Spinal + Epidural	17	Leg	Yes	None
	70	250	Yes	Spinal	18	Leg	Yes	Above knee amputation
	62	250	Yes	Spinal	26	Leg	Yes	Foot drop
Our case	72	300	Yes	Spinal + Epidural	31	Leg	Yes	None

N/R: Not recorded; N/A: Not applicable; GA: General anaesthesia; TKR: Total knee replacement.