Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
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The chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) consists of a disturbance of the muscular function of a compartment related to a rise in the intramuscular pressure of the aforementioned compartment, during an exercise. The most frequent location of this pathology is the leg. ⋯ Among those, the measurement of the intramuscular pressures of all the compartments potentially accused, at rest, during an effort and especially in phase of recovery, represents the determining criteria. The physiopathological mechanisms implied in the syndrome and currently recognized, are also the object of this 1st part.