A 27-year-old male, a regular athlete, complains of pain in the right leg after continuous running. He has visited a physiotherapist on several occasions and has been diagnosed with an overload in the calf muscles. Several months have passed, he has not improved and refers intense pain after physical activity that subsides with rest in the following hours of exercise. What test can help in the diagnosis?
Clinical suspicion of chronic compartment syndrome (CCS). The diagnosis is made by obtaining compartment pressures at rest, during exercise and post-exercise.
Positron emission tomography with 18 FDG.
Determination of posterior compartment pressure immediately after activity.
Doppler ultrasound to rule out a circulatory disorder of the lower extremity.
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Clinical suspicion of chronic compartment syndrome (CCS). The diagnosis is made by obtaining compartment pressures at rest, during exercise and post-exercise.