Compartment syndrome of the thigh is, in general, rare possibly because there is a large potential space to allow swelling and hence increase in interstitial pressure before endangering the ...

In his first college start for TCU, DeShawn McCuin suffered a life-threatening injury that changed his life. He’s now at San Diego State.

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 ...

Compartment syndrome most commonly involves the leg and forearm, though it can also affect the hand, foot, shoulder, thigh, and buttock. In the awake and alert patient, the diagnosis is based on ...

A 56-year-old man presented to the ED with 3 months of atraumatic left thigh pain.He had significant difficulty with ambulation that was not relieved with over-the-counter pain medications. His ...

Austin Hubbard talks about compartment syndrome in leg. According to Austin Hubbard's teammate Curtis Blaydes, 'Thud's' right leg was as hard as a watermelon after his fight against Kyle Prepolec ...

EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks required hospitalization when he developed a condition called compartment syndrome following an injury on Sunday. Hicks, 31, had been a ...

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand missed the postseason due to left thigh compartment syndrome. General manager Julien BriseBois said on Friday that Bjorkstrand required emergency ...

Medial compartment osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis in your knee. In osteoarthritis, the smooth, ... (a piece of tough, rubbery cartilage between your shin and thigh bones).

The quadriceps, or quads, are a group of four muscles on the front of the thigh. They are some of the largest and strongest muscles in the body. The quad muscles allow a person to stand, walk, run ...