title: How a footballer got hurt without getting hit: isolated peroneal compartment syndrome of a non-traumatic cause.
abstract: Compartment syndrome can present atypically both on history and examination, so any sudden isolated muscle pain of a compartmental distribution should be regarded with a high index of suspicion to optimise the outcome for the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Health Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Kyle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kowalewski
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayo
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Journeaux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*