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Case Report
Exercise induced compartment syndrome in a professional footballer
  1. E Cetinus1,
  2. M Uzel1,
  3. E Bilgiç1,
  4. A Karaoguz1,
  5. M Herdem2
  1. 1Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kahramanmaras, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
  2. 2Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Çukurova, Adana, Turkey
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Cetinus
 Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kahramanmaras, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey; ercancetinushotmail.com

Abstract

Recurrent pain in the lower leg caused by exercise is a common problem in athletes. The main causes are exercise induced compartment syndrome, periostitis of the tibia, stress fracture, venous diseases, obliterative arterial diseases, and shin splints. Exercise induced compartment syndrome is the least common. A recurrent tightening or tense sensation and aching in anatomically defined compartments is pathognomonic. The symptoms are caused by abnormally high pressure in compartments of the leg during and after exercise. In this report, a case of exercise induced compartment syndrome in a professional footballer is described.

  • injury
  • exercise
  • compartment syndrome
  • fasciotomy
  • leg pain
  • EICS, exercise induced compartment syndrome

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2003.004630

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