Patients with musculoskeletal injury are at increased risk for compartment syndrome.What is an initial symptom of a suspected compartment syndrome?

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Patients with compartment syndrome complain of increasing throbbing pain disproportionate to the injury.Narcotic administration does not relieve the pain.The pain is localized to the involved compartment and increases with passive muscle stretching.The area affected is firm.Paresthesia distal to the compartment,pulselessness,pallor,and paralysis are late signs and must be reported immediately to prevent loss of the extremity.

Patients with Musculoskeletal Injury Are at Increased Risk for Compartment