Chronic leg pain in athletes. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Chronic leg pain is commonly treated by orthopaedic surgeons who take care of athletes. The sources are varied and include the more commonly encountered medial tibial stress syndrome, chronic exertional compartment syndrome, stress fracture, popliteal artery entrapment syndrome, nerve entrapment, Achilles tightness, deep vein thrombosis, and complex regional pain syndrome. Owing to overlapping physical examination findings, an assortment of imaging and other diagnostic modalities are employed to distinguish among the diagnoses to guide the appropriate management. Although most of these chronic problems are treated nonsurgically, some patients require operative intervention. For each condition listed above, the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management option, and outcomes are discussed in turn.

publication date

  • August 25, 2014

Research

keywords

  • Chronic Pain
  • Sports Medicine

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84930532640

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1177/0363546514545859

PubMed ID

  • 25157051

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 43

issue

  • 6