Table 3.

Outcomes and complications of endoscopic fasciotomy of the forearm for chronic exertional compartment syndrome

Ref.	Sample size	Follow-up duration	Postoperative VAS score (mean and range)	Postoperative DASH score (mean and range)	Postoperative quick DASH score (mean and range)	Return to sports	Other outcomes	Recurrence		Complications
Abe and Fujii[10], 2017	1 (unilateral)	7 mo	--	--	--	Returned 2 mo postoperatively	Pain free at 4 mo postoperatively		None	None
Hijjawi and Nagle[14], 2010	1 (unilateral)	6 mo	--	--	--	--	Pain free at final follow-up		None	None
Jans et al[11], 2015	154 (all bilateral)	6 wk	1.0 ± 0.2 at rest and 1.7 ± 0.9 after stress (used scale of 1 to 10)	--	--	All returned 6 wk postoperatively	--		1 recurrence 8 mo postoperatively	5 hematomas requiring drainage
Miller et al[17], 2017	2 (1 bilateral)	1 mo (only specified for 1 case)	0.0	--	--	Both returned 1 wk postoperatively	Improved grip strength and wrist ROM		None	1 case had small seroma resolved with compressive wrapping at 2 wk postoperatively
Pegoli et al[15], 2016	3 (1 bilateral)	45.80 mo (34-55)	0.75; 0-2 (used scale of 0 to 10)	5.39%; 2.15-10.05%	--	All returned 3 wk postoperatively	--		None	None
Ruyer et al[16], 2020	21 (15 bilateral)	4.9 ± 2.7 yr (range: 1.0-10.2)3 patients lost follow-up	--	--	1 ± 2%; 0-9%	Returned at 4.3 ± 1.8 wk (range: 3-8 wk) postoperatively	14 were very satisfied with the procedure, 3 were satisfied, and 1 was moderately satisfied.		2 recurrence due to fibrous scar tissues requiring revision fasciotomy; revision was open for one of them	2 superficial vascular injury, 1 superficial sensory nerve injury, 2 hematomas (1 requiring drainage), 3 transient hypoesthesia (recovered at 3 mo postoperatively). 2 lateral epicondylalgia
Seiler et al[18], 2011	1 (bilateral)	9 mo	--	5.0%	--	Returned 3 wk postoperatively; full level at 6 wk postoperatively	Pain free at final follow-up		None	None

DASH: Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; VAS; Visual analogue scale.