Fig. 1A–B.

Radiographs and extremity photograph of a patient with a tibia fracture are shown. (A) Although the bony injury here is obvious, (B) the soft tissues are fairly unremarkable and lack any clue, per se, to suggest an incipient compartment syndrome (a condition commonly associated with tibia fractures and indeed present in this particular patient). That is, the only clue is the diagnosis itself. A sign-out system that automatically alerts receiving physicians to assess for a compartment syndrome based on the bony injury may be helpful accordingly.