Recurrent Exertional Lower Leg Pain in an Adolescent Female Multisport Athlete: A Clinical Vignette.

Am J Phys Med Rehabil

From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ANS, KO); and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lemieux Sports Complex, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (DV, KO).

Published: January 2022

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