Endoscopic Compartment Fasciotomy for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Leg

Chronic exertional compartment syndrome is a common cause of exercise related pain that affects the legs most commonly, can be debilitating to many athletes. The condition often recalcitrant being treated by conservative measures, with surgical fasciotomies affected successful in alleviation symptoms. Current trends towards minimally invasive techniques utilizing an endoscope and small incisions are rising favor for quicker return activity as well prevention recurrence direct visualization through scope. This paper describes technique demonstrated success literature.