Scientific American

Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn’s compartment syndrome scare explained

One of the U.S.’s most decorated downhill skiers, Lindsey Vonn, revealed she almost had to have her leg amputated because of a life-threatening condition ...

Lindsey Vonn almost had to have her leg amputated. Here’s why.

The skier’s crash at the Milan Cortina Olympics left her with a complex tibia fracture and a rare complication that required ...
Men's Health

Anterior Compartment Syndrome

Compartment syndromes arise when a muscle becomes too big for the sheath that surrounds it causing pain. The big muscle on the outside of the shin is called the tibialis anterior and is surrounded ...
Bleacher Report

Breaking Down Rahim Moore's Injury, Compartment Syndrome and Limb-Saving Surgery

Inside the leg and arm, many different muscles control the complex motions of the upper and lower limbs. Tough, minimally stretchable tissue known as fascia binds groups of these muscles into ...
BMJ

Acute compartment syndrome of the anterior thigh following quadriceps strain in a footballer

1 Emergency Department, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 2 Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Correspondence to ...
Medscape

Bilateral Lower Extremity Compartment Syndrome and Anterior Tibial Stress Fractures Following an Army Physical Fitness Test

Treatment of stress fractures in the primary care setting is based on whether the fracture is in a high- or low-risk site. Low-risk sites include the second through fourth metacarpal shafts, posterior ...