Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 307-319

  George, Christopher A ^a   Hutchinson, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic exertional compartment syndrome; Compartment pressure; Fasciotomy; Leg pain in athletes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANTICOAGULATION; ATHLETE; CHRONIC EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXERCISE; FASCIOTOMY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; STRESS FRACTURE; STRETCHING; SWELLING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATHLETES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEG; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84856939497     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: 1556228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2011.09.013     Document Type: Review

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