Citation

Mohanna PN, Haddad FS. Br. J. Sports Med. 1997; 31(3): 254-255.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9298565

PMCID

PMC1332535

Abstract

Acute compartment syndrome in athletes, although rare, is a limb threatening condition which warrants emergency treatment. The case of a footballer with acute compartment syndrome of the left lower leg, without any preceding direct trauma to the calf, is reported. To our knowledge this is the only description of acute atraumatic compartment syndrome secondary to rupture of one of the heads of gastrocnemius.

Keywords: Soccer

Language: en