Background Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is an uncommon cause of leg pain in running athletes. Post-exercise compartment pressure measurements are an invasive test that many ...

The gold standard for diagnosing CECS is compartment pressure testing. [21] This involves the insertion of either a large bore needle or a wick catheter into the apparently affected muscular ...

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A 42-year-old man with no past medical history and prescribed no medications presented to the ED with complaints of pain and swelling in his left lower leg during the last 48 hours. The patient ...

Hello, dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. Our inbox had a busy month, so we’ll dive right in. • We recently wrote about acute compartment syndrome. It occurs when a serious ...

CECS is a relatively common problem amongst elite athletes, particularly those involved in running sports. Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for this commonly misdiagnosed syndrome, ...

Q: Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome: I'm wondering if maybe I've been misdiagnosed with an injury. I've had shin problems since last October. The pain is on the fronts of both legs, very low ...