TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasound-Guided, Percutaneous Needle Fascial Fenestration for the Treatment of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
T2 - A Case Report
AU - Finnoff, Jonathan T.
AU - Rajasekaran, Sathish
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) involves a painful increase in compartment pressure caused by exercise and relieved by rest. The most common site for CECS in the lower extremity is the anterior leg compartment. We report a case of a collegiate athlete with bilateral anterior and lateral leg compartment CECS who was successfully treated with an ultrasound-guided, percutaneous needle fascial fenestration of the affected compartments in both legs and was able to return to full, unrestricted activity within 1 week of the procedure. This case highlights the potential application of this procedure for the treatment of anterior and lateral leg CECS.
AB - Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) involves a painful increase in compartment pressure caused by exercise and relieved by rest. The most common site for CECS in the lower extremity is the anterior leg compartment. We report a case of a collegiate athlete with bilateral anterior and lateral leg compartment CECS who was successfully treated with an ultrasound-guided, percutaneous needle fascial fenestration of the affected compartments in both legs and was able to return to full, unrestricted activity within 1 week of the procedure. This case highlights the potential application of this procedure for the treatment of anterior and lateral leg CECS.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.08.015
DO - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.08.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 26344477
AN - SCOPUS:84960491804
SN - 1934-1482
VL - 8
SP - 286
EP - 290
JO - PM and R
JF - PM and R
IS - 3
ER -