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Orthopaedics Lower Limb Traumatology 8431d4b5

Earliest sign of compament syndrome of leg is:

A
Tingling or numbness
B
Skin mottling
C
Pulselessness
D
Pain on Passive stretch
High-Yield Explanation
COMPAMENT SYNDROME There is increase pressure in closed fascial space due to inflammatory reactions due to which muscles fibres undergo ischemia and fibrosis as a long term complication . Compament syndrome of leg - most commonly involves deep posterior compament of leg >deep flexor compament of forearm 5P's of compament syndrome pain out of propoion,pulselessness,pallor, parasthesia, paralysis Earliest sign is pain on passive stretch Earliest symptom is pain out of propoion of injury It has normal pulse since only micro-circulation is affected

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