Compartment Pressure Testing
Compartment Pressure Testing is extremely helpful in differentiating Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) from other causes of chronic lower leg pain. It can also be used when investigating chronic forearm and upper arm pain.
CECS testing is carried out using the Stryker Intercompartmental Monitoring System. This involves a small catheter inserted under local anaesthetic into the compartment to be examined. Pressure is measured at baseline (prior to exercises) and then the patient exercises to the point of symptom onset. Pressure measurement is repeated for up to 5 minutes after exercise has stopped.