Bilateral calf chronic compartment syndrome in an elderly male: a case report

Leg pain is a common presentation to the outpatient department. Bilateral calf chronic compartment syndrome is a rare cause of bilateral calf pain. Although this condition has been well documented in young athletes, it has rarely been reported in the elderly. We present the case of a 68-year-old mal...

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Autores principales: Siau, Keith, O‘Rourke, Killian P, Khanna, Arun, Laversuch, Cathy J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
Materias:
Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830071
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8346
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Sumario:Leg pain is a common presentation to the outpatient department. Bilateral calf chronic compartment syndrome is a rare cause of bilateral calf pain. Although this condition has been well documented in young athletes, it has rarely been reported in the elderly. We present the case of a 68-year-old male bodybuilder with bilateral calf chronic compartment syndrome, describe the presentation and evaluation of the condition, and provide a review of the literature herewith.

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