Left leg fasciotomy, medial incision. Left leg fasciotomy, medial incision. The superficial compartment is decompressed with a fascial incision, made about two fingerbreadths posterior to the tibia. The deep posterior compartment is decompressed through a fascial incision just behind the edge of the tibia.50 Jennifer Cone, and Kenji Inaba Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2017;2:e000094 © Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.