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Compartment Syndrome · trauma
You commit to fasciotomy of the leg for acute compartment syndrome after a tibial plateau fracture. Which technical failure is the one this Topic warns about most? A Leaving the wounds open initially B Incomplete release of the compartments you intended to decompress C Addressing the fracture after decompression D Skipping pressure measurement when the diagnosis is already clinical Ortho Conditioning
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