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compartment
(redirected from Compartment syndrome)

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He got compartment syndrome which is excess fluid on the injury and he''s had to have his leg in a cage.
But Wulff is in survival mode, especially without his best tailback, James Montgomery, who underwent surgery Sunday for acute compartment syndrome in his left leg and is out for the season.
Blake had earlier had surgery to correct compartment syndrome, a painful condition caused when pressure within the muscles builds to dangerous levels and prevents nourishment from reaching nerve and muscle cells.
 
 
 
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