Eighteen Oregon high school football players in hospital

A rare syndrome has taken to eighteen high school football players in McMinnville, Oregon last week. Three of the players required surgery. The high schoolers were sent to the hospital after a training camp when they were experiencing painful swelling in their upper arms.

It is reported that they were suffering from "compartment syndrome." The symptoms the students were experiencing were tenderness and swelling of the triceps as well as high levels of creatine kinase which is a protein that can damage the kidneys.

The cause of so many football players experiencing this? Unknown, however it is known that this syndrome can be sparked by exercise and various medications.

Only one player that was affected by the disorder didn't participate in practice.

McMinnville School District Superintendent Maryalice Russell stated during a news conference on Friday that there wasn't anything pointing to performance enhancing drugs or supplements leading to the outbreak.

Two students were released from the hospital Saturday night while the others could be released Monday.