Chronic exertional compartment syndrome: The controversial "fifth" compartment of the leg

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 770-776

  Hislop, Matthew ^a   Tierney, Paul ^a   Murray, Pairic ^a   O'Brien, Moira ^a   Mahony, Nick ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIBULA; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0141656363     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465030310052201     Document Type: Article

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