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Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

MedGen UID:
1711297
Concept ID:
C5392235
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

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. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lohrer H, Malliaropoulos N, Korakakis V, Padhiar N
Phys Sportsmed 2019 Feb;47(1):47-59. Epub 2018 Nov 5 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2018.1537861. PMID: 30345867
Vajapey S, Miller TL
Phys Sportsmed 2017 Nov;45(4):391-398. Epub 2017 Oct 3 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2017.1384289. PMID: 28952402
Rajasekaran S, Hall MM
Curr Sports Med Rep 2016 May-Jun;15(3):191-8. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000261. PMID: 27172084

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Liu B, Barrazueta G, Ruchelsman DE
J Hand Surg Am 2017 Nov;42(11):917-923. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.09.009. PMID: 29101975
Rajasekaran S, Finnoff JT
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2016 Feb;27(1):91-119. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2015.08.012. PMID: 26616179
Winkes MB, Hoogeveen AR, Scheltinga MR
Br J Sports Med 2014 Dec;48(22):1592-8. Epub 2013 Sep 24 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092518. PMID: 24065078
George CA, Hutchinson MR
Clin Sports Med 2012 Apr;31(2):307-19. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2011.09.013. PMID: 22341019
Fraipont MJ, Adamson GJ
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2003 Jul-Aug;11(4):268-76. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200307000-00006. PMID: 12889865

Diagnosis

Williams S, Chen S, Todd NW
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2023 Jan;40(1):1-21. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2022.07.002. PMID: 36368837
Strassberg J, Ahmed A
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2022 Jan;39(1):89-103. doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2021.08.003. PMID: 34809797
Lohrer H, Malliaropoulos N, Korakakis V, Padhiar N
Phys Sportsmed 2019 Feb;47(1):47-59. Epub 2018 Nov 5 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2018.1537861. PMID: 30345867
Vajapey S, Miller TL
Phys Sportsmed 2017 Nov;45(4):391-398. Epub 2017 Oct 3 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2017.1384289. PMID: 28952402
Winkes MB, Hoogeveen AR, Scheltinga MR
Br J Sports Med 2014 Dec;48(22):1592-8. Epub 2013 Sep 24 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092518. PMID: 24065078

Therapy

Weiss C, Vogels S, Wee L, Janssen L, de Bie RA, Scheltinga MR
J Foot Ankle Surg 2022 Sep-Oct;61(5):1124-1133. Epub 2022 Feb 24 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.02.011. PMID: 35337738
McGinley JC, Thompson TA, Ficken S, White J
Clin J Sport Med 2022 Jul 1;32(4):355-360. Epub 2021 Apr 20 doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000929. PMID: 34009799Free PMC Article
Moore C, Hulsopple C, Boyce B
Curr Sports Med Rep 2020 Jun;19(6):217-222. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000720. PMID: 32516192
Ding A, Machin M, Onida S, Davies AH
J Vasc Surg 2020 Nov;72(5):1802-1812. Epub 2020 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.05.030. PMID: 32473344
Winkes MB, Hoogeveen AR, Scheltinga MR
Br J Sports Med 2014 Dec;48(22):1592-8. Epub 2013 Sep 24 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092518. PMID: 24065078

Prognosis

Vogels S, VAN Ark W, Janssen L, Scheltinga MRM
Med Sci Sports Exerc 2021 Aug 1;53(8):1549-1554. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002631. PMID: 33731658
Velasco TO, Leggit JC
Curr Sports Med Rep 2020 Sep;19(9):347-352. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000747. PMID: 32925373
Sindhu K, Cohen B, Gil JA, Blood T, Owens BD
Phys Sportsmed 2019 Feb;47(1):27-30. Epub 2018 Oct 15 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2018.1530577. PMID: 30273097
Liu B, Barrazueta G, Ruchelsman DE
J Hand Surg Am 2017 Nov;42(11):917-923. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.09.009. PMID: 29101975
Fraipont MJ, Adamson GJ
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2003 Jul-Aug;11(4):268-76. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200307000-00006. PMID: 12889865

Clinical prediction guides

Weiss C, Vogels S, Wee L, Janssen L, de Bie RA, Scheltinga MR
J Foot Ankle Surg 2022 Sep-Oct;61(5):1124-1133. Epub 2022 Feb 24 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.02.011. PMID: 35337738
Oliver WM, Rhatigan D, Mackenzie SP, White TO, Duckworth AD, Molyneux SG
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2022 Jan;32(1):27-36. Epub 2021 Mar 6 doi: 10.1007/s00590-021-02919-z. PMID: 33675406Free PMC Article
Vogels S, VAN Ark W, Janssen L, Scheltinga MRM
Med Sci Sports Exerc 2021 Aug 1;53(8):1549-1554. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002631. PMID: 33731658
Maksymiak R, Ritchie E, Zimmermann W, Maliko N, van der Werve M, Verschure M, Hoencamp R
BMJ Mil Health 2021 Dec;167(6):387-392. Epub 2020 Feb 3 doi: 10.1136/jramc-2019-001290. PMID: 32019808
Salzler M, Maguire K, Heyworth BE, Nasreddine AY, Micheli LJ, Kocher MS
Sports Health 2020 May/Jun;12(3):304-309. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1177/1941738120907897. PMID: 32163722Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Ritchie ED, Vogels S, van Dongen TTCF, van der Burg BLSB, Scheltinga MRM, Zimmermann WO, Hoencamp R
Int J Sports Med 2023 Jan;44(1):20-28. Epub 2022 Jun 1 doi: 10.1055/a-1866-5957. PMID: 35649437Free PMC Article
Weiss C, Vogels S, Wee L, Janssen L, de Bie RA, Scheltinga MR
J Foot Ankle Surg 2022 Sep-Oct;61(5):1124-1133. Epub 2022 Feb 24 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.02.011. PMID: 35337738
Mortensen SJ, Smith RDJ, von Keudell GR, Smith MR, Weaver MJ, Nazarian A, von Keudell AG
J Orthop Trauma 2021 Jul 1;35(7):e247-e253. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002001. PMID: 33177431
Lohrer H, Malliaropoulos N, Korakakis V, Padhiar N
Phys Sportsmed 2019 Feb;47(1):47-59. Epub 2018 Nov 5 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2018.1537861. PMID: 30345867
Rajasekaran S, Hall MM
Curr Sports Med Rep 2016 May-Jun;15(3):191-8. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000261. PMID: 27172084

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