Compartment syndrome of the foot
- 6 April 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Anatomy
- Vol. 14 (3), 184-189
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.1031
Abstract
The hindfoot compartment syndrome occurs in 10% of cases after calcaneal fracture. We analyzed the pathological anatomical reasons for this syndrome using the 10 feet from cadavers plastinated and cut into 4‐mm thick sequential sections. CT scans of patients with calcaneal fractures were then compared with the anatomical findings. The key component of this compartment syndrome is the quadratus plantae muscle. The sustentacular calcaneal fragment causes bleeding from the bone or the medial calcaneal arteries into this compartment. The medial and lateral plantar nerves and vessels are then compressed between the quadratus plantae muscle and the short flexor digitorum muscle. Relieving pressure by surgical decompression of the quadratus plantae compartment via a medial or plantar approach is the recommended treatment. Clin. Anat. 14:184–189, 2001.Keywords
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