Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Compartment Syndromes > Anterior Compartment Syndrome Terms and Definitions
Anterior Compartment Syndrome
Medical Definition: | Rapid swelling, increased tension, pain, and ischemic necrosis of the muscles of the anterior tibial compartment of the leg, often following excessive exertion. |
Guide Notes: | in tibia; note X ref: restricted to anterior muscle |
Previously Indexed: | Muscular Diseases (1966-1971),Tibia (1966-1971),Vascular Diseases (1966-1971) |
Anterior Compartment Syndrome Medical Definitions and Terms
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