Iatrogenic misadventure.

A Crabbing Misadventure

DESCRIPTION A 62-year-old diabetic gentleman presented febrile, 38.9 • F, with an infected, necrotic left leg. He had previously received 2 weeks of intravenous (IV) antibiotics for cellulitis. His leg was neurovascularly intact with a history significant only for a previous laceration to his leg, prior to a crabbing excursion.

O11: Iatrogenic Nerve Injuries

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