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Earliest Sign/Symptom of Compartment Syndrome of Leg is

A
Tingling Numbness
B
Pain on passive flexion of fingers
C
Skin Changes
D
Absent Pulses
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (B) Pain on Passive flexion of FingersRef: Surgery Sixer 3rd Edition Page 103Repeated question so many times,Compartment syndrome of Lower leg is associated with* Early Sign- Pain on Passive stretching* Late Sign- Absent Pulses* Fasciotomy done Longitudinally at 2 sides of Tibia, at pressure >30mmHg.* Delayed Fasciotomy may result in Myoglobinuria and Renal Failure.

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