Table 2.
Soft tissue-related acute compartment syndrome
| N | Name of soft tissue injury | Number out of 210 soft tissue injury patients | Percentage out of 210 soft tissue injury patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blunt trauma [57, 69, 75, 82, 85, 87] | 44 | 20.9 |
| 2 | Burn injuries [61, 76, 85] | 39 | 18.5 |
| 3 | Not reported by the authors [51, 53] | 37 | 17.6 |
| 4 | Crush injury [65, 73, 74, 80, 85, 86] | 36 | 17 |
| 5 | Penetrating trauma [7, 54, 73] | 22 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Forearm caught in a machine [50, 56, 58, 62, 66] | 10 | 4.7 |
| 7 | Snake bites [60, 63, 81] | 4 | 1.9 |
| 8 | Suction injuries [70, 72, 78] | 4 | 1.9 |
| 9 | Traction injury [67, 71] | 2 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Increased intrauterine pressure [79, 84] | 2 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Fall injuries [55, 77] | 2 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Spider bite [68] | 1 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Flying insect bite [64] | 1 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Compression trauma [79] | 1 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Electrical injury [50] | 1 | 0.5 |
| 16 | Caught by a wall [50] | 1 | 0.5 |
| 17 | Carving fork wound [7] | 1 | 0.5 |
| 18 | Dog bite [52] | 1 | 0.5 |
| 19 | Roller injury [86] | 1 | 0.5 |