title: Exertional leg pain in the athlete.
abstract: Exertional leg pain is a common condition seen in athletes and the general population. Although the differential diagnosis of exertional leg pain is broad, this article focuses on the incidence, anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, management, and return-to-play guidelines of chronic exertional compartment syndrome and vascular and nerve entrapment etiologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Sathish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajasekaran
authors.forename: Kylie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kvinlaug
authors.forename: Jonathan T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Finnoff
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*