Chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the forearm diagnosed in a wider spectrum of patients and not seldom with a history of the same diagnosis in the lower legs
Louise Sjöcrona,
Sophia H. Lindorsson,
Kajsa Rennerfelt
Abstract:PurposeTo identify patient characteristics associated with forearm chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) and to demonstrate the distribution of intramuscular pressure (IMP) values at 1 min postexercise in a cohort of patients with exercise‐induced forearm pain.MethodsA consecutive series of 99 patients seeking orthopaedic consultation for chronic exertional forearm pain underwent IMP measurements between 2010 and 2023. The diagnosis of CECS was confirmed (n = 34) or ruled out (n = 65) based on the pat… Show more
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