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Table 2 Search terms

From: Developing a diagnostic framework for patients presenting with Exercise Induced Leg Pain (EILP): a scoping review

Search terms

Construct

Keywords

Conditions

AND

“shin splints” OR EILP OR “exercise induced leg pain” OR “compartment syndrome” OR “chronic exertional compartment syndrome” OR “exertional compartment syndrome” OR CECS OR “anterior compartment syndrome” OR “posterior compartment syndrome” OR “lateral compartment syndrome” OR “stress fracture” OR “tibial stress fracture” OR “fibular stress fracture” OR “stress syndrome” OR “Medial tibial stress syndrome” OR “tibial stress syndrome” OR “tibial stress injury” OR MTSS OR “stress injury” OR “radicular leg” OR “leg radiculopathy” OR “lumbar radiculopathy” OR “lumbar radicular” OR “nerve entrapment syndrome” OR “neuropathy” OR “peroneal neuropathy” OR “superficial peroneal neuropathy” OR “arterial entrapment syndrome” OR “popliteal artery entrapment syndrome” OR (exercise pain) OR “Myopathy” OR “Glycogen Storage Disease Type V” OR “McArdle disease” OR “McArdle syndrome"

Exercise

AND

Exercise* OR active* OR sport* OR athlete* OR train* OR exertion OR practice* OR physical

Anatomical location

AND

Leg OR compartment* OR calf OR shin* OR “lower limb” OR tibia* OR fibula* OR fascia

Outcomes

AND

Diagnoses* OR “differential diagnosis” OR presentation OR “Clinical presentation” OR detection OR “clinical reasoning” OR findings

Exclusions

NOT

In title: acute OR disease OR diabetes* OR foot OR feet OR thigh OR shoulder OR arm OR hand OR wrist OR back OR Raynaud’s OR cervical radiculopathy