Fasciotomy for severe, blunt and penetrating XXXX of the extremity.

@entity1 @entity3145 @entity4 @entity4034 @entity809 @entity425 @entity158 @entity130
Blunt or penetrating @entity3145 frequently require fasciotomy. Long term follow-up studies of these @entity1 are rare. From 1976 to 1983, 85 @entity1 underwent 39 fasciotomies upon the upper extremities and 57 upon the lower. Amputations were required in 11 @entity1 ; four due to primary vascular compromise, six to severe @entity130 and one to electric burn with myonecrosis. The fasciotomy was not etiologically related to limb loss in any of these @entity1 . @entity4034 occurred in two @entity1 . Long term follow-up data was obtained by telephone and mail survey from 23 of the 61 @entity1 five to 11 years after injury. @entity158 , @entity425 and @entity809 were major determinants of long term morbidity. @entity4 was present in two @entity1 . Seven of the @entity1 interviewed were unemployed due to the injuries they received to the extremities. Most symptoms were believed to be due to the severity of the injury, and none were directly attributed to the fasciotomy. When fasciotomy is indicated, it is a safe adjunctive procedure in limb salvage and contributes very little to the long term morbidity of @entity1 with severe @entity130 to the extremity.
