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A member asked:
Over time does exertional compartment syndrome cause all of the compartments in the lower leg to be affected? smaller tenser muscles?
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Not likely: The anterior compartment is the tightest, and when you're having pain there you usually stop exerting yourself, reducing the pressure there and in all the compartments. It is possible in other compartments though, and the syndrome has been described in every compartment of arms and legs. In my experience it's limited to one compartment at t time just the same.
Answered 3/18/2014
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