Role of Repeat Muscle Compartment Pressure Measurements in Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Leg.

Autor:	van Zantvoort APM; Department of Surgery, Máxima Medical Center, Eindhoven/Veldhoven, the Netherlands.; Caphri Research School, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands., de Bruijn JA; Department of Surgery, Máxima Medical Center, Eindhoven/Veldhoven, the Netherlands.; Caphri Research School, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands., Winkes MB; Department of Surgery, Máxima Medical Center, Eindhoven/Veldhoven, the Netherlands.; Caphri Research School, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands., Hoogeveen AR; Department of Sports Medicine, Máxima Medical Center, Eindhoven/Veldhoven, the Netherlands., Teijink JAW; Caphri Research School, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.; Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands., Scheltinga MR; Department of Surgery, Máxima Medical Center, Eindhoven/Veldhoven, the Netherlands.; Caphri Research School, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine [Orthop J Sports Med] 2017 Jun 09; Vol. 5 (6), pp. 2325967117711121. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 09 (Print Publication: 2017).
DOI:	10.1177/2325967117711121
Abstrakt:	Background: The diagnostic gold standard for diagnosing chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is a dynamic intracompartmental pressure (ICP) measurement of the muscle. The potential role of a repeat ICP (re-ICP) measurement in patients with persistent lower leg symptoms after surgical decompression or with ongoing symptoms after an earlier normal ICP is unknown. Purpose: To study whether re-ICP measurements in patients with persistent CECS-like symptoms of the lower leg may contribute to the diagnosis of CECS after both surgical decompression and a previously normal ICP measurement. Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: Charts of patients who underwent re-ICP measurement of lower leg compartments (anterior [ant], deep posterior [dp], and/or lateral [lat] compartments) between 2001 and 2013 were retrospectively studied. CECS was diagnosed on the basis of generally accepted cutoff pressures for newly onset CECS (Pedowitz criteria: ICP at rest ≥15 mmHg, ≥30 mmHg after 1 minute, or ≥20 mmHg 5 minutes after a provocative test). Factors predicting recurrent CECS after surgery or after a previously normal ICP measurement were analyzed. Results: A total of 1714 ICP measurements were taken in 1513 patients with suspected CECS over a 13-year observation period. In all, 201 (12%) tests were re-ICP measurements for persistent lower leg symptoms. Based on the proposed ICP cutoff values, CECS recurrence was diagnosed in 16 of 62 previously operated compartments (recurrence rate, 26%; 53 patients [64% female]; median age, 24 years; age range, 15-78 years). Recurrence rates were not different among the 3 lower leg CECS compartments (ant-CECS, 17%; dp-CECS, 33%; lat-CECS, 30%; χ 2 = 1.928, P = .381). Sex (χ 2 = 0.058, P = .810), age ( U = 378, z = 1.840, P = .066), bilaterality (χ 2 = 0.019, P = .889), and prefasciotomy ICP did not predict recurrence. Re-ICP measurements evaluating 20 compartments with previously normal ICP measurements (15 patients [53% female]; mean age, 31 ± 10 years) detected CECS in 3 compartments (15%, all ant-CECS). Conclusion: Previous fasciotomy for lower leg CECS or previously normal muscle pressure (ICP) do not rule out CECS as a cause of persisting lower leg symptoms. Repeat ICP measurement may have a potential role in the evaluation of patients with persistent lower leg complaints. However, other reasons for lower leg exertional pain must always be considered prior to secondary surgery. Competing Interests: The authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest in the authorship and publication of this contribution.
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