Managing leg pain - focus on chronic exertional compartment syndrome
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Show Notes
Dr Mark Hutchinson, professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Illinois Medical Centre, and star of the three million times viewed BJSM physical examination videos [http://bit.ly/17UzOuu], gives Karim Khan an update on examination and management of leg pain. He explains why he doesn’t use the term ’shin splints’.
In this podcast Dr Hutchinson covers: (i) clinical work-up of persistent leg pain (ii) investigating compartment pressure (iii) two or four compartments? (iv) tips for surgeons treating compartment syndrome (v) fasciotomy or fasciectomy?
Three extremely relevant papers in BJSM include:
Chronic exertional compartment syndrome testing: a minimalist approach http://bit.ly/10aWJu3
Chronic exertional compartment syndrome http://bit.ly/ZMnzIW
Intracompartmental pressure testing: results of an international survey of current clinical practice, highlighting the need for standardised protocolshttp://bit.ly/17Nbvfd