Fasciotomy of the posterior femoral muscle compartment in athletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-75

  Orava, S ^a   Rantanen, J ^b   Kujala, U M ^c  

^a Hospital Meditori   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fasciotomy; Muscle compartment; Muscle pains; Overuse; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EXERCISE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUPTURE; SYMPTOM; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; THIGH;

EID: 0031884044     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971884     Document Type: Article

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