Anterior Leg Compartment Muscles

Lindsey Vonn, Olympic and compartment syndrome

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.

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Understanding compartment syndrome: The condition behind Lindsey Vonn’s injury

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Lindsey Vonn reveals amputation was in play after crash at Olympics

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Lindsey Vonn sends Eileen Gu emotional message after death of her grandmother during Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn has sent her fellow Winter Olympian Eileen Gu an emotional message of support after the Chinese athlete announced the death of her grandmother.

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Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved leg from being amputated after Olympic crash

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Lindsey Vonn finally out of hospital after Winter Olympics ordeal as ski superstar explains ‘challenging’ fortnight

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Lindsey Vonn Shares How Surgery Prevented Amputation After Severe Injury

"He did what's called a fasciotomy where he cut open both sides of my leg, kind of 'filleted' it open, so to speak, let it breathe, and he saved me," she shared.

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Lindsey Vonn reveals leg amputation was possibility after brutal Olympic crash

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Lindsey Vonn Admits ‘It’s Been Really Hard’ Following Winter Olympics Crash That Almost Took Her Leg

BMJ

332 Leg compartment pressures in collegiate runners: a comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic athletes

Background Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is an uncommon cause of leg pain in running athletes. Post-exercise compartment pressure measurements are an invasive test that many clinicians rely upon for making the diagnosis of CECS. Objective ...

Medindia

Fasciotomy - Surgical Procedure

Fasciotomy is a surgical procedure where the fascia is cut to relieve the compartmental pressure in patients with compartment syndrome of the limbs. Fascia is a tough limiting inelastic fibrous membrane that surrounds muscles, nerves and blood vessels and ...

The Spokesman-Review

Ask the doctors: Compartment syndrome refers to pressure buildup in muscles

Dear Doctors: What is compartment syndrome, and how does it happen? I developed this following an embolism from hip replacement surgery. I had eight days on wound vacuum-assisted closure, plus physical therapy. The hip is fine now, but nerve damage along ...