Chronic Compartment Syndrome Leg
Chronic exertional compartment syndrome CECS is an underdiagnosed cause of chronic exertional leg pain.
Chronic compartment syndrome leg. It is commonly found in athletes who run a lot. Patient-reported severity and frequency of pain tightness weakness cramping and paresthesia in rest and during exercise. Approximately three-fourths of the time this type is caused by a broken arm or leg.
It most often occurs in the leg. Pain on active flexion knee and particularly passive stretching of the muscles Paresthesia. Typi-cally there is a 22-month delay in the diagnosis of the condition 13.
Difficulty moving the foot. CCS may be considered an uncommon though important cause of exercise-induced leg andor foot pain. Pain in the lower leg specifically over the inside of the tibia shin bone.
CECS is caused by increased intracompartmental pressure within a fascial space. Lower leg pain is a common complaint among runners. Chronic compartment syndrome occurs when the fascia in the lower leg does not accommodate to the increase in blood flow and fluid shifts that may occur with heavy exercise.
However the mechanism of why pain occurs is unknown. Chronic exertional compartment syndrome CECS is an underdiagnosed cause of chronic exertional leg pain. Symptoms may also include.
CHRONIC EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME Robert H. Symptoms of chronic compartment syndrome tend to develop gradually during exercise and improve with rest. A tingling sensation.
