A 16 yeаr оld pаtient is brоught tо the ER where you аre working. The patient was injured during a baseball game while turning a double play. The parent reports an opposing player slid into the patient's left leg and the patient immediately fell to the ground. On inspection, there is obvious deformity noted to the mid-shaft of the LLE. An x-ray confirms a left tibia and fibular fracture with moderate displacement. As the APRN, you recognize the importance of conducting a neurovascular assessment in any patient who presents with an orthopedic injury. While waiting for orthopedics to arrive, the patient calls you in and reports their pain has significantly increased and he feels a "tingling" sensation in his left leg. You are concerned for