If the activity is stopped the discomfort diminishes, but returns after a short period of resuming the sports activity once again.Įxamination: The diagnosis is made on the basis of the characteristic history and possibly with a pressure measurement in the muscle compartment (article). There is a sensation that the muscle is “tightened” and becomes hard, which is accompanied by discomfort. Symptoms: With chronic compartment syndrome there is slowly insetting pain in the posterior muscles after a few minutes activity. In other cases, chronic muscle compartment syndrome can arise as a complication to earlier muscle ruptures. The pressure can in some cases increase so greatly that impingement of blood vessels and nerves can occur.

(Chronic compartment syndrome in the posterior thigh)Īnatomy: The thigh muscles are divided into three groups (muscle compartments) of powerful, partially unyielding, muscle membranes (fascias) a front, an inner and a rear muscle compartment (Drawing).Ĭause: The muscles can increase so quickly following intensive training that the muscle membranes surrounding the muscles cannot keep up, causing the pressure in the muscle compartment to increase.

CHRONIC COMPARTMENT SYNDROME IN THE POSTERIOR THIGH

Thigh compartments