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By Mayo Clinic staffChronic exertional compartment syndrome isn't a life-threatening condition and usually doesn't cause any lasting or permanent damage if you seek appropriate treatment. However, if you continue to exercise despite pain, the repeated increases in compartment pressure can lead to muscle, nerve and blood vessel damage. As a result, you may develop permanent numbness or weakness in affected muscles.
Perhaps the biggest complication of untreated chronic exertional compartment syndrome is its impact on participation in your favorite sports — the pain may prevent you from being active.
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- Choi L. Overuse injuries. In. DeLee JC, et al. DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3143-7..10014-4--s0210&displayedEid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3143-7..10014-4--s0290&uniq=206761326&isbn=978-1-4160-3143-7&sid=1016341470. Accessed June 22, 2010.
- Barr KP. Compartment syndrome. In: Frontera WR, et al. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/206761326-3/1016341470/1678/61.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-4007-1..50060-2--cesec8_953. Accessed June 22, 2010.
- Wilder RP, et al. Exertional compartment syndrome. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2010;29:429.
- Sports injuries. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Sports_Injuries/default.asp. Accessed June 22, 2010.
- Compartment syndrome. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00204. Accessed June 22, 2010.
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