CHRONIC COMPARTMENTAL SYNDROME

Among causes of leg pains, a usual disability in athletes, chronic exe rtional compartment syndrome is far from being uncommon. To the opposi te, descriptions concerning the others compartments such as the forear m or thigh are still scarce and poorly documented. A variety of techni ques have been described for the measurement of intramuscular pressure . Intramuscular pressure measurement is a valuable and essential tool for diagnosing a compartment syndrome, but it is somewhat controversia l when the deep posterior compartment is concerned. Conservative treat ment is unsucessfull, whereas surgical decompression yield favorable r esults; two procedures are performed subcutaneous fasciotomy or open f ascioctomy