RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Exercise induced compartment syndrome in a professional footballer
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 227
OP 229
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2003.004630
VO 38
IS 2
A1 Cetinus, E
A1 Uzel, M
A1 Bilgiç, E
A1 Karaoguz, A
A1 Herdem, M
YR 2004
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/2/227.abstract
AB 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.