chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS)
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Differential diagnosis
- peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
- exercise cause pain earlier in PAD than CECS (median 4 vs 15 minutes)=
- cessation of exercise alleviates pain almost immediately in all PAD patients
- low-grade pain lingers at rest in most patients with CECS
- symptoms bilateral in 1/2 of both PAD & CECS patients
- CECS patients more likely to describe tightness, muscle weakness, & altered sensation during exercise[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 de Bruijn JA, Wijns KCA, van Kuijk SMJ et al Chronic exertional compartment syndrome in the differential diagnosis of peripheral artery disease in older patients with exercise-induced lower limb pain. J Vasc Surg. 2021 Jun;73(6):2114-2121 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33278541