A 25-year-old firefighter had been tackling a warehouse fire. In the aftermath, a building collapsed, and a concrete slab crushed his leg. It took two hours to release him and take him to the hospital. Examination This young man’s right leg shows extensive bruising, swelling, and dust from the concrete. On palpation, the right calf is very tense anteriorly and posteriorly. The patient also complains of intense pain on passive stretching of his toes. He reports some altered sensation in the right foot compared to the left.
His foot pulses are, however, present. The radiograph shows a transverse fracture through the mid-shaft of the tibia. The man’s pain is not being relieved with morphine despite increasing doses. What is your diagnosis for this man? *This case is from the Editorial Team of Docplexus and is meant for educational purposes only. The correct answer will be posted soon!
