Threatening Inferior Limb Ischemia: When to Consider Fasciotomy and What Principles to Apply?

Table 1

Anterior compartment (A) of the leg	Lateral compartment (L) of the leg	Superficial posterior compartment (SP) of the leg	Deep posterior compartment (DP) of the leg
Anterior tibial artery; Tibialis anterior m.; Extensor digiti longus m.; Peroneus tertius m.; Extensor hallucis longus m.; Deep peroneal n.	Peroneus longus m. Peroneus brevis m.; Common peroneal n.; Superficial peroneal n.	Gastrocnemius m.; Soleus m.; Plantaris m.	Posterior tibial artery; Peroneal artery; Popliteus m.; Flexor hallucis longus m.; Flexor digitorum longus m.; Tibialis posterior m.; Tibial n.
Superficial veins		Superficial veins	Deep veins

The bold fond specifies particularly the main arterial axes in the leg (the most important anatomic structures implicated in genuine ischemic pathology of CS).