Female patients have greater improvement in pain symptoms and physical activity after fasciotomy for treatment of chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg
Shankar D, Vasavada K, Gillinov L, Kirschner N, Mojica E, Blaeser A, Borowski L, Jazrawi L, Cardone D. Female patients have greater improvement in pain symptoms and physical activity after fasciotomy for treatment of chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2024, 32: 2589-2600. PMID: 38690978, DOI: 10.1002/ksa.12223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of return to sportChronic exertional compartment syndromeTreatment of chronic exertional compartment syndromeReturn to sportExertional compartment syndromeFemale sexPain frequencyPain severityTegner scorePostoperative outcomesCompartment syndromeReturn to sport ratesLower legRate of return to sportHigher body mass indexPostoperative Tegner scoreOdds of reoperationFour-compartment fasciotomyPostoperative pain severityOverall pain severityTegner activity levelFollow-up timeRetrospective cohort studyBody mass indexPredictors of outcome