Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01461:reg:7
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Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
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7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg and death from chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg.
Meaning of chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg:
(a)          means raised muscle compartment pressure manifesting with exercise-induced pain and tightness originating in the calf or shin which typically resolves or reduces with rest; and
(b)          excludes:
(i)            fracture, including stress fracture;
(ii)         lower leg tendinopathies or bursitis;
(iii)       nerve entrapments (sural or superfoneal);
(iv)        popliteal artery entrapment syndrome;
(v)          acute sprain and acute strain; and
(vi)        vascular insufficiency.
Death from chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.