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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Disease Attributes > Chronic Disease > Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Compartment Syndromes > Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Compartment Syndromes > Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Compartment Syndromes > Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

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Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome  

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Scope note

  • Compartment syndrome characterized by pain in muscle groups with elevated compartment pressures due most often exercise training in athletes. Most often encountered chronic exertional compartment syndrome is in the anterior or deep posterior compartments of the lower leg in athletes in training similar to POPLITEAL ARTERY ENTRAPMENT SYNDROME.

History note

  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000083182

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