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Compartment syndrome is a condition in which increased pressure within one of the body's anatomical compartments results in insufficient blood supply to tissue within that space. [6][7][8] There are two main types: acute and chronic. [6] Compartments of the leg or arm are most commonly involved. [3]
A compartment space is anatomically determined by an unyielding fascial (and osseous) enclosure of the muscles.The anterior compartment syndrome of the lower leg (often referred to simply as anterior compartment syndrome), can affect any and all four muscles of that compartment: tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, and peroneus tertius.
Compartment syndrome is a clinical diagnosis, i.e., no diagnostic test conclusively proves its presence or absence, but direct measurement of the pressure in a fascial compartment, [11] and the difference between this pressure and the blood pressure, [22] may be used to assess its severity. High pressures in the compartment and a small ...
Poor physical or mental health due to prolonged delay in diagnosis, misdiagnosis, or having been given inappropriate exercise advice. Rare complications include rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuria requiring hospitalization, transient muscle contracture, and compartment syndrome. Usual onset: Childhood-onset (median age of symptom onset 3 years ...
Exertional rhabdomyolysis, the exercise-induced muscle breakdown that results in muscle pain/soreness, is commonly diagnosed using the urine myoglobin test accompanied by high levels of creatine kinase (CK). Myoglobin is the protein released into the bloodstream when skeletal muscle is broken down. The urine test simply examines whether ...
Neurology. Paroxysmal exercise-induced dystonia or PED is a rare neurological disorder characterized by sudden, transient, involuntary movements, often including repetitive twisting motions and painful posturing triggered by exercise or other physical exertion. [1] PED is in the class of paroxysmal dyskinesia which are a group of rare movement ...
Pseudoathletic appearance is a medical sign meaning to have the false appearance of a well-trained athlete due to pathologic causes (disease or injury) instead of true athleticism. [1][2] It is also referred to as a Herculean or bodybuilder -like appearance. [3] It may be the result of muscle inflammation (immunity-related swelling), muscle ...
Strenuous exercise or activity, especially in warm weather. Golfer's vasculitis, also called exercise-induced vasculitis, sport-induced vasculitis, Disney rash, or hiker's rash, is a form of small blood vessel inflammation resulting in a rash. [1] It occurs in the lower legs, and is caused by excessive walking in hot temperatures.