shin-splints

shin-splints

(shin-splints), Tenderness and pain with induration and swelling of pretibial muscles, following athletic overexertion by the untrained; it may be a mild form of anterior tibial compartment syndrome.

shin-splints

(shin'splints) A collective term denoting tenderness and pain with induration and swelling in the lower leg. May involve medial tibial stress, periostitis, inflammation, and cartilage damage.