A 25-year-old woman experienced an open fracture of the right fibula with major soft tissue damage of her lower leg in a motor vehicle accident. Surgical reduction and fixation of the fibula were...

A 25-year-old woman experienced an open fracture of the right fibula with major soft tissue damage of her lower leg in a motor vehicle accident. Surgical reduction and fixation of the fibula were performed with débridement of nonviable tissue and drain placement in the damaged soft tissue. Which complication is this patient at risk for?

a. Osteoporosis

b. Osteomyelitis

c. Fat emboli

d. Compartment syndrome