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. 2021 Sep 30;22:671. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05595-w

Table 3.

Expected complications associated with limited fasciectomy surgery

Amputation Scar pain
Arterial injury Scar related complications (including hypertrophy)
Bleeding Stiffness
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Swelling
Delayed healing Tendon injury
Infection Edge necrosis
Instability Carpal tunnel syndrome (starting within six weeks of limited fasciectomy)
Nerve injury Other – Tenosynovitis (starting within 6 weeks of limited fasciectomy)
Pain Other - Trigger finger (starting within 6 weeks of limited fasciectomy)
Paraesthesia (including dysaesthesia, burning and hyperaesthesia)