Functional score (Roland-Morris Disability Scale 18 question version) improved from 11.33 to 4.44. Visual analogue score (VAS 0 – 100) improved from 79.29 to 13.29. Subjective outcome, measured with descriptive analogue scale, showed marked improvement in 76% of patients.
We describe two patients who developed gluteal compartment syndrome after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) carried out under epidural analgesic infusion and light sedation. To our knowledge, this occurrence has not been described previously after TKA.