Chronic exertional compartment syndrome

Exertional Compartment Syndrome in a Volleyball Player with Structural Abnormalities: A Case Report

“…ECS is one of many causes of extremity pain with activity. Others include medial tibial stress syndrome (16,17), stress fracture, popliteal artery entrapment syndrome, post-traumatic joint contractures/bone malalignment, lower limb length discrepancies, peripheral artery disease, inappropriate footwear, congenital foot disorders such as cavus feet or pes planus, venous stasis/lymphedema disease, and nerve entrapment (18). Etiologies may overlap such as anomalies as in our case (i.e., increased femoral anteversion, increased external tibial torsion, and hypertrophied muscle from exercise).…”

Chronic exertional compartment syndrome: a review of the literature

“…Thus far, retrospective observational studies of patients referred for compartment pressure measurements report an incidence of confirmed CECS to be 20% to 82%. 9 In a case series of patients with unknown lower-leg pain, Qvarfordt, et al 10 report the incidence of CECS to be 14%. While overall incidence is unclear, it has been shown that 95% of successfully diagnosed cases occur in the anterior and lateral compartments of the leg.…”