The leg should be prepared from the iliac crest to the knee joint. For lateral and posterior compartment syndromes ... The vastus lateralis muscle is reflected superiorly and medially to expose ...

During this early stage, there is no irreversible muscle or nerve damage due to increased pressure. An example of an incipient compartment syndrome would be a patient complaining of intolerable ...

Mr Matthews instructed colleagues to closely observe her leg for symptoms of compartment syndrome, a condition that occurs ...

We suggest (in cases of bilateral symptoms) that it is possible to investigate one limb only and to be able to safely conclude that a positive result indicates that CECS is present in the ...

Diagnosis is made by measuring the compartment pressures during exercise ... Finally other rarer causes of exercise induced leg pain are discussed, namely muscle hernia, popliteal artery entrapment ...

Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is an increasingly recognized cause of leg pain in soccer players ... Diagnosis can be confirmed by measuring the muscle pressures during activity.

Perhaps you’ve already tried remedies like using heating pads, taking muscle relaxers or eating potassium-rich bananas. If you’re still struggling with charley-horse-like leg cramps ...