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 ...

Our muscles and organs are divided into compartments held together by connective tissue. Damage to the compartments can cause a condition called compartment syndrome, which can cause painful swelling.

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Researchers of a recently presented study caution clinicians that reliance on a one-time, intracompartmental pressure measurement alone to diagnose compartment syndrome might lead to a high rate of ...