[Solved]: A patient’s forearm was entrapped in farm equipment

A patient’s forearm was entrapped in farm equipment. Fasciotomy was performed yesterday. Despite escalating analgesia doses, the patient now complains of finger paresis, paresthesia, and unrelieved pain. Compartment syndrome would be an unlikely complication in the absence of a fracture in the affected extremity. will not explain this patient’s symptoms, because fasciotomy has already been performed. cannot be present as long as distal pulses are palpable in the affected extremity. produces pain out of proportion to the injury, exacerbated by passive movement.