Abstract
1494 Leg pain which occurs only with exercise and disappears on cessation of exercise is a common presenting complaint. The primary source of this pain could be bone, muscle compartment, vascular or neural tissue. These different sources can usually be differentiated on the basis of history and physical examination. Bone stress occurs as a continuum from normal bone at one end of the continuum to the development of a stress fracture at the other end. The main characteristic of bone injury is the presence of focal tenderness over the bone. The two main sites of compartment syndrome are the anterior compartment and the deep posterior compartment. Patients with compartment syndrome complain of a characteristic feeling of tightness in the relevant area. This pain is alleviated as soon as exercise ceases. Vascular and neural causes of exercise-induced leg pain are relatively uncommon but should be considered in cases with atypical presentations. Vascular entrapments present with claudication-type pain and a vascular bruit can often be heard over the site of the narrowing if the patient is examined immediately following exercise. Neural entrapments may present as exercise-induced pain rather than the classic presentation with neurological symptoms.
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