INTRACOMPARTMENTAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN THE NORMAL FOREARM

In 20 normal subjects, intracompartmental pressure measurements were m ade at three different sites in the volar forearm: half the distance b etween the medial epicondyle and ulnar styloid and at points 4 cm prox imal and 4 cm distal. The pressure measurements were made using a hand -held digital compartment pressure monitor. The study demonstrated tha t in the uninjured volar compartment, clinically significant (5 mm Hg) intracompartmental pressure differences exist over distances as littl e as 4 cm.