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chronic exertional compartment syndrome

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chronic exertional compartment syndrome
Sports medicine
A condition that usually arises in the anterior compartment of the lower leg, characterized by cramping, pain, and tightness, often with numbness and tingling in the foot. Cf Medial tibial stress syndrome.


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The results confirm the correlation between long distance runners and the increased risk of chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) development.
Pre, during, and post exercise anterior tibial compartment pressures ... by Baltopoulos, Panagiotis; Papadakou, Eugenia; Tsironi, Maria; Karagounis, Panagiotis; Prionas, George / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Re:De Fijter, WM, Scheltinga MR and Luiting MG: "Minimally Invasive Fasciotomy in Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome and Fascial Hernias of the Anterior Lower Leg: Short- and Long-Term Results [(Milit Med 2006; 171:399-403)].
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A chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is usually related to overuse.
Minimally Invasive Fasciotomy in Chronic Exertional Compartment ... by Wijand Marnixde de Fijter and Marcus Reinoud Scheltinga and Martinus G Luiting / Military Medicine
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