Diseases

Anterior Compartment Syndrome

Rapid swelling, increased tension, pain, and ischemic necrosis of the muscles of the anterior tibial compartment of the leg, often following excessive PHYSICAL EXERTION.

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Abstract

Rapid swelling, increased tension, pain, and ischemic necrosis of the muscles of the anterior tibial compartment of the leg, often following excessive PHYSICAL EXERTION.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Anterior Tibial Syndrome
  • Anterior Compartment Syndromes
  • Anterior Tibial Syndromes
  • Compartment Syndrome, Anterior
  • Compartment Syndromes, Anterior
  • Syndrome, Anterior Compartment
  • Syndrome, Anterior Tibial
  • Syndromes, Anterior Compartment
  • Syndromes, Anterior Tibial
  • Tibial Syndrome, Anterior
  • Tibial Syndromes, Anterior

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

in tibia; note X ref: restricted to anterior muscle

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History Note

91(81)72; was see under COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES 1981-90; was heading 1972-80

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Previous Indexing

  • Muscular Diseases (1966-1971)
  • Tibia (1966-1971)
  • Vascular Diseases (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anterior Compartment Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000868. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000868
  2. Anterior Compartment Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_compartment_syndrome
  3. Anterior Compartment Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q595083