Journal of Musculoskeletal Trauma

Original Article

Compartment Syndrome Complicating Avulsion Fractures of the Tibial Tubercle: Yerl Bo Sung, Jin Hyok Kim, Hyung Jin Chung, Dong Soo Kim, Byung Hyun Jung, Jong Guk Ahn, Chil Soo Kwon, Kook Jin Chung, Bong Gyun Kang; J Korean Soc Fract 1999;12(2):284-289. Published online April 30, 1999; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1999.12.2.284

Abstract PDF: Avulsion of the tibial tubercle is an uncommon physeal injury. Complications from this fracture have rarely been reported and seldom affect the long-term outcome. Three adolescent boys who sustained avulsion fracture of the tibial tubercle, were complicated by compartment syndrome and treated at Inje University Sang-Gye Paik Hospital from September 1989 to February 1995. Injury to the soft tissue surrounding the tibial tubercle avulsion may be more extensive than is usually appreciated. The anatomy of the proximal tibia and the tibial tubercle with nearby branches of the anterior tibial recurrent artery suggest a predisposing factor for the development of compartment syndrome. So, compartment syndrome should be added to the list of possible complications of this type of fracture.

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