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Compartment Syndrome Recognition and Fasciotomy Indications

Quick fact

In compartment syndrome, the classic 'pain out of proportion' can signal irreversible muscle and nerve damage within hours—delaying fasciotomy by even 6 hours can lead to permanent disability.

Why this is interesting

A patient with a simple leg fracture is in agony, and the pain is far worse than the injury seems to warrant. Why is the limb in danger even though the bone is the only thing that seems broken?