Evaluation of stress-related anterior lower leg pain with magnetic resonance imaging and intracompartmental pressure measurement

Military Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-52

  Kiuru, Martti J ^a,b   Mantysaari, Matti J ^b   Pihlajamaki, Harri K ^b   Ahovuo, Juhani A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; BONE STRESS; CHRONIC EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIOSTITIS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIBIA;

EID: 0037229202     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/168.1.48     Document Type: Article

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