Background Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is an uncommon cause of leg pain in running athletes. Post-exercise compartment pressure measurements are an invasive test that many ...

To understand chronic compartment syndrome, an overuse injury that typically prompts pain in the calf, it’s helpful to start with a little anatomy lesson. While most of us don’t think of our bodies as ...

After news that Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn could have lost her leg after her horrific crash, some may be wondering what is the condition which could have necessitated the amputation of her leg — ...