title: Bilateral medial foot compartment syndrome after an aerobics class: a case report.
abstract: The authors present an unusual case of bilateral medial foot compartment syndrome in a healthy woman after a low-intensity aerobics exercise class. The majority of compartment syndrome cases have occurred after trauma, such as combat crush injuries and motor vehicle accidents. We wish to call attention to a rare situation in which compartment syndrome occurs in a healthy young adult after low-intensity exercise and highlight the necessity of a high clinical suspicion and a low threshold for fasciotomies to prevent irreversible muscle damage as a result of extremely high pressures. There is a paucity of cases on the clinical management and follow-up of this rare occurrence of compartment syndrome.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Suet Kam
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McAlister
authors.forename: Noah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pontell
mesh_terms: D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015444:Exercise; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult