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Sports Injuries - Lower Leg & Ankle - Front of the Leg
Sports Injuries - Lower Leg & Ankle - Front of the Leg
| Lower leg - front |
| Term | Also Known As | Description |
| periostitis | Shin splints | Periostitis is an inflammation or tenderness of the muscles, tendons and/or tendons cover on the front of the lower legs. |
| stress fracture of the (tibia) lower leg | | A stress fracture of the tibia is a partial or complete crack or break from a repetitive force on the shin bone. |
| stress fracture of the fibula | | A stress fracture of the fibula is a partial or complete crack or break from a repetitive force on the outer long lower leg bone. |
| anterior compartment syndrome | | Anterior compartment syndrome happens when a muscle in the front of the lower leg gets so big that it squeezes outward against the muscle covering. |
| inflammation of the tendon sheath of the tibialis anterior | Inflammation of the tendon sheath of the tibialis anterior is swelling of a leg muscle connecting the shin bone and foot bones. |
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| Less common causes of shin pain |
| Term | Also Known As | Description |
| stress fracture of the fibula | | A stress fracture of the fibula is a partial or complete crack or break from a repetitive force on the outer long lower leg bone. |
| referred pain in the shin | | Referred pain in the shin occurs when a sensation of physical distress or injury is noticed in the front of the lower leg that is not where the original sensation began. |
| entrapment of nerves in the shin | | Entrapment of nerves in the shin is chronic compression of a bundle of fibers that conducts electrical impulses between the brain and the front lower leg bone. |
| popliteal artery entrapment | | Popliteal artery entrapment is chronic compression of a nerve(s) along the main artery running from above the knee to the bottom of the shin bone. |
| periosteal contusion | | A periosteal contusion occurs when blood vessels of the muscles, tendons and/or tendons cover on the front of the lower legs are damaged or broken without skin breaking and blood mixes into adjacent tissue. |
