Chronic exertional compartment syndrome: Diagnosis and management

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 77-84

  Bong, Matthew R ^a   Polatsch, Daniel B ^a   Jazrawi, Laith M ^a   Rokito, Andrew S ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; BONE STRESS; CHRONIC EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CLAUDICATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE; FASCIA DISEASE; FASCIOTOMY; FOOT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LEG; LEG MUSCLE; MASSAGE; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; MYALGIA; NERVE COMPRESSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADICULOPATHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STRESS FRACTURE; THIGH;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEG; MASSAGE;

EID: 18544375585     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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