A 55-year-old woman is noted to have a traumatic injury to her right thigh. Which of the following is most sensitive for the diagnosis of compament syndrome
Correct Answer: Pain
Description: Pain, typically severe and even out of propoion to the injury, represents the first and most sensitive symptom of compament syndrome. Pain, however, is extremely nonspecific. Pulselessness represents a very late finding, and therefore the finding of a palpable pulse should not exclude compament syndrome in the differential diagnosis.
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