A review of chronic exertional compartment syndrome in the lower leg

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Blackman, Paul G ^a  

^a OLYMPIC PARK SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior compartment; Fasciotomy; Posterior compartment; Pressure testing

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; LOWER LEG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 0034059221     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-200003001-00002     Document Type: Review

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